'You just said a bunch of nothing!' Kevin O'Leary sparks uproar on CNN over war costs

Canadian businessman and star of CNBC's "Shark Tank," Kevin O'Leary, sparked an uproar on CNN on Wednesday after he defended the costs of President Donald Trump's war in Iran.

O'Leary argued during a segment on CNN's "NewsNight" with host Abby Phillip that waging the war in Iran is worth the associated costs because it will allow American businesses to sell products in an emerging region, and that the Strait of Hormuz will be policed by another nation in the region. O'Leary added that the short-term rise in oil and fertilizer prices is just part of the deal for Americans.

"I guarantee you two things before this has worked out: the Strait will be open and probably policed by people around that region because it's in their best interest, and secondly,there are no friends in theworld left for Iran," O'Leary said.

Bakari Sellers, a political analyst, sharply rebuked the "Shark Tank" star's comments.

"You just said a bunch of nothing!" Sellers said. "Explain to me, right now, somebody who lives in South Carolina, Nebraska, or Ohio, what is good right now for the American public going into a war where you do not understand that they're going to close the Strait of Hormuz. Explain tosomebody watching right nowwhere they're from."

"It's been 78 days ..." O'Leary began.

"So you don't have an answer?" Sellers shot back.