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Shermichael Singleton to Abby Phillip: You Are Not Going to Dictate the Way I Answer to this Show (clip)
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Abby Phillip
, Shermichael Singleton
, Tiffany Cross
, Michael Moore (Fmr. U.S. Atty.)

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Shermichael Singleton
Employment: CNN
Position: Political Commentator

Name: Tiffany Cross
Employment: The Beat DC
Position: Co-Founder and Managing Editor
Name: Michael Moore (Fmr. U.S. Atty.)
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04/10/2025 08:31 am
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PHILLIP He signed two ░░░░░░░░ orders ordering investigations weaponizing ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department against people ░░░░░░░░ just disagree with him ░░░░░░░░ does that how do ░░░░░░░░ justify that SINGLETON I ░░░░░░░░ look politically you know ░░░░░░░░ advice to the president ░░░░░░░░ this one would be ░░░░░░░░ to focus on strengthening ░░░░░░░░ economy You got to ░░░░░░░░ out a way to ░░░░░░░░ down cost keep doing ░░░░░░░░ you re doing as ░░░░░░░░ pertains to immigration We ░░░░░░░░ to increase chip manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ the United States There ░░░░░░░░ several political things that ░░░░░░░░ think PHILLIP Okay Shermichael ░░░░░░░░ on hold on hold ░░░░░░░░ hold on SINGLETON That ░░░░░░░░ what I focus on ░░░░░░░░ Okay okay okay All ░░░░░░░░ Shermichael I get it ░░░░░░░░ get it Yes he ░░░░░░░░ focus on the economy ░░░░░░░░ Yeah he should PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ targeting his political enemies ░░░░░░░░ executive orders and telling ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department SINGLETON I ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t focus on ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t focus ░░░░░░░░ this CROSS But we ░░░░░░░░ focused on it Shermichael ░░░░░░░░ you just said but ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON Can I answer ░░░░░░░░ Well you haven t ░░░░░░░░ Well you have not ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON Wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ did answer just didn ░░░░░░░░ answer the way you ░░░░░░░░ me to answer You ░░░░░░░░ t get to dictate ░░░░░░░░ comments to my response ░░░░░░░░ this show CROSS But ░░░░░░░░ comments are not directed ░░░░░░░░ the issue that we ░░░░░░░░ discussing that she asked ░░░░░░░░ No because my response ░░░░░░░░ CROSS And furthermore Shermichael ░░░░░░░░ the focus should be ░░░░░░░░ All right Just go ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Hang on a ░░░░░░░░ Hang on a second ░░░░░░░░ Tiffany one second I ░░░░░░░░ listen Shermichael you re ░░░░░░░░ friend of the show ░░░░░░░░ re my friend Please ░░░░░░░░ the question SINGLETON I ░░░░░░░░ the question the way ░░░░░░░░ want PHILLIP I mean ░░░░░░░░ think that no no ░░░░░░░░ here is SINGLETON No ░░░░░░░░ s going to dictate ░░░░░░░░ way I answer questions ░░░░░░░░ the show You may ░░░░░░░░ like the way I ░░░░░░░░ the question but I ░░░░░░░░ an answer and I ░░░░░░░░ t like that We ░░░░░░░░ not PHILLIP The question ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON We re not ░░░░░░░░ to do dictating reply ░░░░░░░░ way I want you ░░░░░░░░ reply Then just don ░░░░░░░░ ask me a question ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ response I mean this ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous PHILLIP Hold on ░░░░░░░░ Shermichael you don t ░░░░░░░░ to SINGLETON Do we ░░░░░░░░ live in a democracy ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP You don t ░░░░░░░░ to just change SINGLETON ░░░░░░░░ mean we talked a ░░░░░░░░ about a democracy tonight ░░░░░░░░ guess not on this ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP You don t ░░░░░░░░ to just change the ░░░░░░░░ to avoid having to ░░░░░░░░ something SINGLETON I didn ░░░░░░░░ change the subject I ░░░░░░░░ not change the subject ░░░░░░░░ that might be perceived ░░░░░░░░ negative about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ You just didn t ░░░░░░░░ my answer to your ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Well that s ░░░░░░░░ it seems like it ░░░░░░░░ you were a politician ░░░░░░░░ regular person on the ░░░░░░░░ would say Well that ░░░░░░░░ like spin to me ░░░░░░░░ No no You asked ░░░░░░░░ question PHILLIP Because it ░░░░░░░░ sound like a spin ░░░░░░░░ and my response to ░░░░░░░░ question was instead of ░░░░░░░░ this the president should ░░░░░░░░ focused on X Y ░░░░░░░░ Z CROSS May I ░░░░░░░░ to this SINGLETON That ░░░░░░░░ an answer to the ░░░░░░░░ MOORE This is why ░░░░░░░░ s so dangerous and ░░░░░░░░ is an example of ░░░░░░░░ it s so dangerous ░░░░░░░░ that is because nobody ░░░░░░░░ to speak out against ░░░░░░░░ You know we ve ░░░░░░░░ waiting for Republicans whether ░░░░░░░░ be in Congress or ░░░░░░░░ they are to come ░░░░░░░░ and actually say that ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ Trump s power go ░░░░░░░░ And when he does ░░░░░░░░ wrong something illegal something ░░░░░░░░ the bounds of the ░░░░░░░░ in the you know ░░░░░░░░ department they sit quiet ░░░░░░░░ Is it illegal Do ░░░░░░░░ believe what he did ░░░░░░░░ illegal MOORE Absolutely partment ░░░░░░░░ they sit quiet.
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