CNN Hosts Cheer Left-Wing Activists Who Pushed Out Commencement Speakers

‘Isn’t that what those college years are about – to take a stand?’

CNN's Pereira, Stelter Cheer Left-Wing Activists That Pushed Out Commencement Speakers (NewsBusters)

On Monday's This Hour, CNN's Michaela Pereira acted as an apologist for the student and/or faculty-led protests in recent weeks that forced out several high-profile speakers from participating in commencement ceremonies: "Isn't it a rite of passage to question authority and to question things and protest things in college? Isn't that what those college years are about – to take a stand?"

Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter also specifically lauded the Haverford College students whose protest led to the withdrawal of their commencement speaker:

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