REPORT: Liberal CNN guest apologizes after falsely claiming Trump said Dems should be ‘killed’

March 2, 2026

From Fox News: Podcast host and TikToker Leigh McGowan, known as PoliticsGirl on social media, apologized during a CNN appearance on Friday after falsely claiming President Donald Trump said Democrats should be “killed.”

“I also feel like, to your point, you’re saying the government, we vote for the government — they’re the ones that would decide if AI gave over, if Anthropic gave over their, you know, ability to hunt us down with machines and kill us at will — and they don’t happen to like us,” she said.

“I am called a domestic terrorist constantly by my government,” McGowan continued. “My president just stood at the State of the Union and said the Democrats are evil monsters who should be killed,” she said as the panel discussed Trump announcing his plan for a federal ban on Anthropic AI.

Conservative strategist Tim Parrish quickly interrupted, declaring, “Oh, no, no, no. The president did not say that! Wait a minute. You have to be accurate.”

CNN host Abby Phillip said, “Let’s give her an opportunity to correct what she said.”

“He did not say — he said we were the enemy, and we were terrible. Would you say that that is fair?” McGowan first tried to defend herself, then added, “I was being hyperbolic, and I apologize.”

“Well, you have to be accurate, not hyperbolic,” Parrish retorted.

DERANGED: Leigh McGowan: “My president just stood at the State of the Union and said, the Democrats are evil monsters who should be killed.”

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