CNN Anchor Asks Trump Official About Anti-Trans Claims Amid Catholic School Shooting
Keilar refuted Gorka's claim by citing CNN data showing only 3 of 32 school shootings since 2020 involved transgender shooters, emphasizing 96% were non-transgender men.
- Sebastian Gorka and CNN host Brianna Keilar debated mass shootings linked to transgender people during State of the Union on September 1, 2025.
- Gorka claimed transgender shooters drive a surge, but Keilar cited the U.S. Secret Service report showing 96% of 172 attackers between 2016 and 2020 were non-trans.
- Keilar highlighted that, according to CNN’s data, there have been 32 major school shootings since 2020 with fatalities of four or more, and only three of these incidents involved shooters who were transgender, challenging Gorka’s emphasis on the assailant’s gender identity.
- Gorka claimed Keilar had a predetermined agenda and accused him of presenting false information live, while Keilar countered by rejecting Gorka's assertions, stating that his claims were based on inaccurate information.
- The exchange highlights conflicting views on causes of mass shootings, with data disputing trans shooters as a major threat and underscoring the need for evidence-based policy.
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‘It’s simple math’: CNN host calls out Trump aide for mass shooting misinformation
CNN host Brianna Keilar has called out one of president Donald’s Trump’s counter-terrorism aides, Sebastian Gorka, for pedalling misinformation about mass shootings. Talking about the shooting that took place at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last week, Sebastian Gorka claimed there was an “ideological connection” between it and what he called the “transgender attack” on a Nashville Christian school in 2023. ‘You’re missing the bigger picture…


Gorka accuses CNN anchor of 'distorting the facts' about transgender shooters
White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka accused a CNN anchor of pushing a political agenda after she sought to downplay the number of gender-divergent mass shooters following the Minneapolis Catholic school massacre.
Sebastian Gorka Goes Scorched Earth On CNN:
While appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” White House senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka clashed with host Brianna Keilar in a heated discussion on mass shootings committed by transgender individuals. “As you mentioned at the top of your monologue, we have the videos, we have the statements from the dead shooter that were clearly anti-Christian. Just as with the transgender attack on the Nashville Christian school in which…
'I'm Going to Stick with the Facts, Not CNN's Pseudo-Facts': Gorka Battles Keilar over Transgender-Mass Shooting Connection
Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," White House senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka argued with host Brianna Keilar over mass shootings committed by transgender people. The post ‘I’m Going to Stick with the Facts, Not CNN’s Pseudo-Facts’: Gorka Battles Keilar over Transgender-Mass Shooting Connection appeared first on Breitbart.
Seb Gorka Squares Off With CNN Anchor Over School Shooter’s Trans Identity
White House Deputy Assistant Sebastian Gorka got into a heated spat with CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Sunday’s broadcast of “State of the Union,” telling her that he did not trust her network to provide accurate information.The two were discussing the tragic school shooting that took place at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis several days prior, and Keilar accused him of “missing the bigger picture” when he focused on the fact that the…
Trump's official Gorka melts down when CNN provides facts blowing his trans mass shooting theory.
CNN's Brianna Keilar grilled Trump's counterterrorism director, Sebastian Gorka, for scapegoating trans people and lying about his stats in his tweets, and giving false statistics on mass shootings. The post Trump’s official Gorka melts down when CNN provides facts blowing his trans mass shooting theory. appeared first on EgbertoWillies.com.
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