Kevin O'Leary clashes with CNN panel, says Democrats 'circumvented democracy' by selecting Harris

Millionaire investor and "Shark Tank" prima Kevin O'Leary fought pinch CNN panelists aft he blasted nan Democratic Party Thursday for really it selected Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic their nominee.

O’Leary said connected "CNN NewsNight" that aft watching her astatine their town hallway nan nighttime before, Democrats should person immoderate concerns astir really she ended up being nan nominee.

He said he was struck by really "only 90 days ago, Pelosi went to Biden and said, ‘You request to measurement aside’ and convinced him to do so. He made nan decision, and he did really inquire her, and we’ve now learned this, ‘Is she nan correct personification to thrust this home?’ He questioned that. He could person said, ‘We request to tally a process successful bid for maine to make this move,’ but they decided not to. I don’t cognize who ‘they’ is. Was it Obama? Was it Pelosi? I don’t attraction who it was."

After utilizing an affinity astir banal picking, O'Leary, who has criticized Harris before, asserted that Harris’ ascendancy to nan information "is nan 2nd clip nan Democratic Party has circumvented populist and chose-"

Investor and Shark Tank prima Kevin O'Leary blasted nan Democratic Party for really it selected Vice President Harris arsenic their caller nominee without a primary.

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The sheet erupted pinch several, saying, "That's not true. That's not true."

As nan others continued to interject, O'Leary based on that cipher was allowed to compete pinch Hillary Clinton successful nan 2016 Democratic primary, erstwhile immoderate voters felt Sen. Bernie Sanders had been cheated retired of nan information because of bias by nan Democratic National Committee.

"Kevin, Hillary Clinton won a primary," Phillips argued.

"Nobody could compete pinch her!" O'Leary said, raising his sound amid much crosstalk. "Even Bernie Sanders!"

"She won a primary," Phillips said again.

"So did Kamala Harris triumph a primary?" O'Leary asked. 

"Listen, we've talked astir this before-" Phillips said.

"What's incorrect pinch talking astir it coming aft what you conscionable saw?" O'Leary asked, arsenic panelists continued talking. "How galore Democrats wish-"

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a run arena astatine Divine Faith Ministries International connected October 20, 2024 successful Jonesboro, Georgia. (Getty Images)

"Do you deliberation that’s really what matters to voters?" CNN economics commentator Catherine Rampell asked. "Your full shtick has been, ‘Let's talk astir what happens to voters,’ do you really deliberation voters attraction astir nan internecine superior process?"

"If you’re a Democrat, you judge arsenic hellhole attraction today," he replied. 

"I cognize that you are from Canada," CNN big Abby Phillip said, challenging his credibility. "But nan superior process successful this state is not successful nan Constitution. It’s not successful nan Constitution. The governmental parties tin take nevertheless they want to take their nominee, and arsenic agelong arsenic they meet nan ineligible deadlines successful nan states wherever they are connected nan ballot, they tin do it nevertheless they want."

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"Yes, conscionable to beryllium transparent, I was calved successful Canada," O’Leary said, opinionated his ground. "But my kids were calved and raised successful Boston. All my investments successful nan United States, I want nan president, whoever it is, to beryllium a winner."

"You’re describing thing arsenic undemocratic that has perfectly thing to do pinch nan antiauthoritarian process," Phillips said of nan Democratic Party primary.

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