CNN's Kaitlan Collins Gushes Over Transgender Elected To Nashville Council

On Wednesday's The Source show, CNN host Kaitlan Collins cheerfully put on display the liberal media's fixation on Americans who identify as transgender as she devoted a three-minute segment to celebrating Nashville electing a transgender member to its metro council. As council member Olivia Hill tried to emphasize job qualifications instead of identity, Collins pressed for Hill to use the position to promote transgender rights in light of recent laws that have been pushed (by Republicans) across the country. Near the end of the show, the CNN host was beaming as she set up the segment: "Tonight the state of Tennessee has its first openly transgender lawmaker. Olivia Hill is a member of Nashville's metro council. She's also a Navy veteran who served in combat during desert storm and is an advocate of LGBTQ+ community, and a council member at large."

After bringing aboard Hill as a guest, Collins began the interview by posing: "Council Member, this is a historic day for you. I know this is a really big moment. You are now the first transgender elected official in Tennessee. One of the pitches that you made to voters was that you were, quote, 'a qualified human.' What drove that?" Hill emphasized the discussion of issues on the campaign trail, leading the CNN host to talk up the possibility of more liberal activism on transgender issues as Collins followed up: "One thing that people, of course, will look for when you're in this role and what this means is, is a bigger national picture, though, of course, is more than 220 laws have been introduced this year, most -- a lot of them specifically targeting transgender people. How do you plan to use your voice when it comes to that issue specifically?"

As the segment came to a close, Collins cued up her guest to push for transgenders not to back down even if they get negative pushback from family and friends.