CNN's Alisyn Camerota battles with Dinesh D'Souza over his 'hypocritical' views on presidential principles

Dinesh D'Souza and CNN's Alisyn Camerota.
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Conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza, whom President Trump pardoned last week, is leaving his campaign finance conviction in the past, ready to freely espouse his conservative principles.

Which principles, exactly? CNN's Alisyn Camerota, who interviewed D'Souza on New Day on Tuesday, couldn't quite discern. Trump told D'Souza that he wanted the conservative commentator to go forth and "be a bigger voice than ever," reports The Washington Post, agreeing with D'Souza's characterization of "selective prosecution" by former President Barack Obama's administration.

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Camerota then demanded to know why D'Souza would support Trump while attacking Obama's family for being vulgar. "That strikes some as hypocritical," said Camerota. "Why aren't you speaking out about [Trump's] vulgarity?" D'Souza didn't ever get around to explaining which of his principles Trump had endorsed, but he did squeeze in a few comments about Obama "degrading" the Oval Office by using a selfie stick. Watch the full segment below, via CNN. Summer Meza

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.