Former GOP Rep. Mia Love, who Trump mocked for losing re-election, is now a CNN commentator


Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, who President Trump openly mocked for losing re-election, teased in November that she was "untethered" and would speak out against the president. Now, she's chosen Trump's favorite punching bag as her platform.
CNN announced Monday that it had hired Love as a commentator. She made her debut on New Day, condemning the partial government shutdown and describing it as Republicans and Democrats "playing ping pong with the lives of the American people." She also criticized Trump for going into negotiations with Democrats with "no leverage," having openly said he would own the shutdown if it were to happen. The situation is "frustrating," she said, because we're "leaving everything in the hands of the administration, and that's where it shouldn't be." She added, "Whenever you consolidate too much power in the White House, it's doomed to fail."
Love was elected to represent Utah's 4th district in 2014, but she lost her seat in 2018. In a post-midterms press conference, which was held before Love's race had even been called, Trump mocked her among other losing Republicans and suggested that the reason she lost was because she didn't support him enough. "Mia Love gave me no love, and she lost," Trump said. Love said this taught her that in Trump's world, there are "no real relationships, just convenient transactions." Brendan Morrow
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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