CNN Promotes Ga. Pastor Who Called Republicans ‘Roaches’ in a Segment on Target Boycott over DEI Rollback

EXCERPT:

BERMAN: “All right. This morning retail giant Target has seen a decline in foot traffic to their stores for 10 straight weeks. Possibly to blame, a coordinated boycott of the retailer. It started after they announced a rollback of their DEI initiatives. CNN's Ryan Young spoke to the pastor leading the charge against target.”
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BRYANT: “It is not because of tariffs. It is not because of the stock market. It is because of the power of Black unification and the Black dollar. Twelve trillion dollars in spending power is not anything that we should laugh at.”
YOUNG (voiceover): “What started out as a movement to send a message against Target downsizing its DEI initiatives --“
BRYANT: “Two hundred thousand people signed to be a part of the Target fast.”
YOUNG: “-- led to Target stores nationwide taking a nosedive in foot traffic, down for 10 consecutive weeks, dropping nine percent in February and falling 6.5 percent in March compared to one year ago. The significant decline also impacted by spending pullbacks during decreased consumer confidence and tariff uncertainty.”
BRYANT: “So the fast shifts to a full-out boycott.”
YOUNG (voiceover): “Prominent Atlanta area megachurch Pastor Jamal Bryant's call for a boycott during Lent -- the fast aimed at Target and is still not over.”
BRYANT: “We had four asks and only walked away with one thing. Target has agreed that by July 31 they will complete the pledge of $2 billion for Black business. We gave you 40 days to answer four, not one. We ain't going back in there.”
YOUNG: “You met with the CEO?”
BRYANT: “Yes.”
0YOUNG: “What was that like?”
BRYANT: “We're still meeting. Well, I think it's a healthy start for where it is that we are.”
YOUNG: “Do you think they hear you?”
BRYANT: “Oh, they hear me. The cash register hears me.”