Gayle King
Gayle Patrice King is an American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morning program, CBS Mornings, and before that its predecessor CBS This Morning. She is also an editor-at-large for Oprah Daily. King was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".
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Sep 11, 2026
Far Right
Was visibly stunned on 'CBS Mornings' upon learning the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy mistrial was a Black man.
The right sees this as media obsessing over racial identity and revealing its own assumptions about jurors and verdicts.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Right
King drew backlash for her on-air reaction to learning the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was a Black man.
The right sees this as another example of legacy media treating race as the primary lens for every story, and the viral moment reinforces distrust of CBS and similar outlets.