“...who is also a Christian rock singer...”
Of course that makes a difference.
There’s a lot of money in pretending to be Christian (as a preacher or performer).
Of course it does, if she were an AOC style progressive socialist, it would only be assumed that there would be no controlling moral authority and as such would be immaterial to the narrative. Thus, this is how the MSM shapes the narrative to fit within THEIR PREJUDICE!