Bakari Sellers, a CNN panelist, makes a comparison during a discussion about Hunter Biden defending a nominee in Maine, according to multiple outlets. In the segment, Sellers likens Hunter Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom to “really weird Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” using the reference as part of his commentary. Mediaite reports Sellers also frames the comparison as offering Democrats a Trump-style “machismo,” tying it to how Democrats present themselves in contrast to former President Donald Trump. Yahoo News and Fox News both describe Sellers’ remark in similar terms, focusing on the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comparison.
The reports describe the statement as an on-air analogy made during CNN programming rather than as a policy-related claim. No additional details in the provided summaries explain the substance of the Maine nomination or the specific arguments Hunter Biden made in the defense, beyond that the panel discussion includes that topic.
