Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.) has had a tumultuous start to his stint as a
CNN commentator, and the network wasn't afraid to call him out for controversial comments he made on air Tuesday morning.Duffy argued that the National Security Council's top
Ukraine expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — who will become the first sitting
White House official to testify before the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday where he is expected to tell investigators he was concerned about President Trump's phone call in July with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — might be biased because he was born in Ukraine. Duffy indicated he therefore may have an extraordinary affinity for the country, perhaps surpassing his sympathy for the United States.
CNN host John Berman didn't have much patience for the comment and grilled Duffy over why he brought up the fact that Vindman was a Ukrainian immigrant. "That's a pretty stunning comment you made just there," Berman said, while also pointing out that staunch Trump supporter Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) was born in France.Disagreements aren't uncommon on CNN, but this one stood out because after Duffy's appearance the network re-aired its own contributor's comments while Berman continued to criticize him after he was off the air.