Most times, a cigar really IS just a cigar! :-)
That Hogg kid's mother is a VIP at CNN!
Tell me more about mom. What the heck is a VIP at CNN?
The only thing I noticed about the kid, aside from his SJW attitude, is that he was gay and appears in high school plays. Sadly, high school theater has been co-opted by the gays which is why it is so hard now to find straight men in community theater or professional theater. The results on stage are sad.