Kevin OLeary clashes with CNN panel, says Democrats circumvented democracy by selecting Harris

Millionaire investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary clashed with CNN panelists after he blasted the Democratic Party Thursday for how it selected Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee.O’Leary said on “CNN NewsNight” that after watching her at their town hall the night before, Democrats should have some concerns about how she ended up being the nominee.He said he was struck by how “only 90 days ago, Pelosi went to Biden and said, ‘You need to step aside’ and convinced him to do so.He made the decision, and he did actually ask her, and we’ve now learned this, ‘Is she the right person to drive this home?’ He questioned that.

He could have said, ‘We need to run a process in order for me to make this move,’ but they decided not to.I don’t know who ‘they’ is.

Was it Obama? Was it Pelosi? I don’t care who it was.”After using an analogy about stock picking, O’Leary, who has criticized Harris before, asserted that Harris’ ascendancy to the nomination “is the second time the Democratic Party has circumvented democracy and chose-“The panel erupted with several, saying, “That’s not true.That’s not true.”As the others continued to interject, O’Leary argued that nobody was allowed to compete with Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary, when some voters felt Sen.

Bernie Sanders had been cheated out of the nomination because of bias by the Democratic National Committee.“Kevin, Hillary Clinton won a primary,” Phillips argued.“Nobody could compete with her!” O’Leary said, raising his voice amid more crosstalk.“Even Bernie Sanders!”“She won a primary,” Phillips said again.“So did Kamala Harris win a primary?” O’Leary asked. “Listen, we’ve talked about this before-” Phillips said.“What’s wrong with talking about it tonight after what you just saw?” O’Leary asked, as panelists continued talking.

“How many Democrats wish-““Do you think that’s really what matt...