Don’t watch CNN much anymore, but inadvertently landed there this morning. Pamela Brown, was hosting CNN Newsroom, and did an excellent interview with Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee.

It was one of the best interviews I’ve heard with a Trump supporter, with Brown keeping it on topic when the congressman tried to compare an American solider taking a rifle off a Japanese solider during WW II to Elon Musk’s young geeks conducting raids on the U.S. Government. Kudos to her. She exposed Burchett, for exactly what he is, not losing her temper while he continued referring to her as “Ma’am.” The way the good old boy from Tennessee was using it sounded more like a slur than a complement. Brown eventually ended the interview as he continued to spew talking points and got personal, attacking Brown and CNN’s poor ratings rather than addressing actual issues.

She also did an excellent segment on the non-summit, summit in Saudi Arabia. Interesting setup, with the Americans on one side, the Russians on the other and the Saudis at the head of the table and the Ukrainians nowhere to be found. Real through the looking glass stuff. By my way of thinking, anyway. Just an excuse to get Russia and the U.S. back together again, following four years of separation. Happy to see CNN is still letting Jill Dougherty come back to provide input on Putin and the Russians.