On Tuesday’s CNN This Morning, Audie Cornish didn’t merely report the departure of three women in Trump’s cabinet—she raised the specter of sexism right out of the gate. Teasing the segment, Cornish asked: “Is there a different standard for women in the White House?” [See also, screencap.]
From there, Cornish kept steering the discussion back to gender, suggesting that the departure of three women is “a trend.” Discussing the resignation of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer amid an internal misconduct investigation, Cornish pressed the point: why is Chavez-DeRemer out, while FBI Director Kash Patel—facing what she described as “very similar allegations”—is “digging in”? Panelist Ashley Davis pushed back, noting differences in the accusations and Chavez-DeRemer’s ineffective performance.
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