Retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr, an openly gay man, not only asked a question regarding gays in the military via video clip, but was also present at the debate to further interrogate the candidates. After the debate concluded, rumors began circulating that Kerr is an avid endorser for Hillary Clinton; rumors that turned out to be true. According to the nonpartisan magazine Campaigns & Elections, Kerr is a co-chair of “Veterans and Military Retirees for Hillary,” as well as a member of Clinton’s “LGBT Americans for Hillary Steering Committee.”

Since pieces of this story are still surfacing, it’s difficult to assess exactly how this happened and if there actually is a correlation between Kerr and Clinton’s campaign. There is considerable uproar from numerous media outlets, especially CNN rival MSNBC, as to how CNN could fail to recognize such a blatant Clinton supporter asking questions at such a ballyhooed event. Regardless of political affiliations or biases, one can’t help but question the authenticity of CNN’s motives in hosting a republican debate. With an ever-constant label of pushing the democratic agenda, it doesn’t help CNN’s cause to provide a a Clinton supporter a medium to challenge the right.