Former Democrat congressman Max Rose stated on CNN that Democrats need to be in the absolute gutter to fight Trump.
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VINCEAug 18, 2026
The sources confirm Max Rose appeared on CNN on August 17, 2026 as a former Democratic congressman and panelist, and that outlets reported his provocative remarks about Trump. None of the sources quotes him saying Democrats need to be "in the absolute gutter" to fight Trump, so the specific statement is neither confirmed nor refuted.
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… It's as simple as that. And in fact, the left spent yesterday celebrating these kinds of defamatory statements about Natalie Harp. Here's one: CNN Democrat, a former Democrat congressman called Max Rose, who was on CNN yesterday, saying this is great. We need to be in the absolute gutter as we fight Trump. What? Cut for. Watch now. Anybody who lives on social media knew what he was referring to. Some people in the audience did, maybe, maybe they didn't, but he was speaking to the audience on social media who have left that Blue Sky about the president on …
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Context. A CNN video page dated August 17, 2026 confirms Max Rose was a CNN panelist that day, discussing the Trump White House's feud with Sen. Jon Ossoff over Natalie Harp.[1]
Context. Times of India and Yahoo reports describe Rose on CNN mocking Trump's health and virility and saying he was sure Trump was not having an affair, but neither quotes the "absolute gutter" line.[2][3]
Context. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's passage, which attributes the quote to a CNN Democrat called Max Rose and places it on CNN the day before the post. The quote itself appears only in the claimant's own post, which is not evidence.
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3 sources: 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump White House escalates feud with Ossoff over jab at ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 2MAGA Firestorm As Democrat Drags In Natalie Harp For ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3CNN Airs Claim That Trump Is Physically Incapable of ...ca.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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