Republican strategist Scott Jennings has often driven liberals crazy on CNN 2024, sometimes through a single question, other times by criticizing them.
Jennings has been in the news numerous times since former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the early morning hours of Nov. 6 to secure the 270 electoral votes needed to become president. In a pre-election broadcast, Jennings reminded liberals that Americans voted against “expectations” when they elected Trump. Here are five moments when Jennings landed a jab that stole the show on CNN. (Related: ‘You can’t say you weren’t warned’: CNN’s Harry Enten was right about the election 5 times)
November 14: Jennings criticizes prominent anti-Trump Republicans
Former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Jeff Duncan approved Harris has previously expressed support for President Joe Biden. During a Nov. 14 segment on CNN Newsnight, Jennings and Duncan nominated former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii to be director of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health. We discussed Trump’s candidacy. Human services.
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“He won the election. He did a great job of being a voice for everything that’s bothering people without offering solutions,” Duncan argued. “But the problem now is, he’s got a job, he’s going to be president, and he doesn’t have a solution. None.”
Jennings responded to Duncan’s claims by saying, “Extend tax cuts, fight for American workers, bring our immigration system under control, end uncontrolled spending from the federal budget, lower inflation, and strengthen the U.S. economy.” It also releases energy,” he added after further rebuttal. “I guess you want to fail,” I say over and over again.
November 18: CNN panelist balks after Jennings calls BS on anti-Trump rhetoric.
In the final stages of the campaign, Harris and her running mate, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, escalated their attacks on Trump, with the vice president using a major speech on October 30 to attack the former president as a “despicable tyrant.” I used it to do things. Just days after calling President Trump a “fascist” during a CNN town hall. Jennings told Jeff Jarvis, a journalism professor at the City University of New York, that President Trump had many people who used that term and wanted to see him as the next Hitler.
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“All the rhetoric that came out before the election from the left, from the Democratic Party, from the White House, from Kamala Harris and others, all the rhetoric, all the fascism, all the Hitler, all the Nazi rallies, it was all a collective. BS,” Jennings said. said after mentioning that “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski met with President Trump.
“I just reread Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism, and I don’t know how relevant it is today. It’s happening,” Jarvis replied. “That’s fascism. His generals called him a fascist. Joe Scarborough called him a fascist, and now the fascists are in charge and it’s journalism’s job to report it as such. Instead of standing back and saying, “That’s it, we’ve lost,” and we’re just going to let fascism happen.”
Dec. 2: Jennings stirs up CNN panel with one question about Merrick Garland
The day after Biden announced on Dec. 1 that he would pardon his son Hunter, Jennings asked a brief question on a CNN panel after mentioning Biden’s remarks. statement It claimed that Hunter had been “chosen.”
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“Can I ask you a question?” Mr. Jennings asked during the discussion. “Do you think Merrick Garland should be fired because of this corruption scandal at the Department of Justice?”
“I don’t believe there is corruption in the Department of Justice,” said panelist Lee McGowan. “I think the concern is that the Justice Department will become corrupt in the future.”
Then, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York claimed Hunter Biden’s charges were “trumped up” after Biden and podcast host Lee McGowan went on a rant about the investigation into the president’s son. .
December 9: Jennings spices things up by revealing who “one of the good guys” is.
On Dec. 9, after a Manhattan jury acquitted Daniel Penny of manslaughter, Jennings called Penny “one of the good guys” during a panel discussion on “CNN Newsnight,” sparking a heated exchange.
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“Okay, let me help you understand a little bit. If you’re an American leftist tonight, here’s my chart. Today’s good guys: Daniel Penny. Bad guys: Luigi Mangione. It seems to me — ,” Jennings said, but was interrupted by CNN NewsNight guest host Audie Cornish, leading to a contentious exchange.
“People on the left, it seems like the left can’t tell the difference between good people and bad people,” Jennings said, later adding. “Some people praised Luigi and attacked Penny!”
Dec. 17: Jennings says to his face that his comments were the “sunderiest” thing he’s ever heard.
Jennings and Democratic strategist Julie Roginski question whether the media is pro-Trump after ABC settles a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over comments made by “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. They clashed over whether they were anti-Trump.
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“Do you know what I’m so fed up with, Scott?” Mr. Roginski told Mr. Jennings. “Fox News, the number one cable news network. The Wall Street Journal, the number one newspaper in circulation. The New York Post, the third largest paper in circulation. The number one in radio, Sean Hannity. The number one podcast. Person, Joe Rogan. All these people are Trump supporters. What, what anti-Trump media are you talking about?”
After a brief exchange, Jennings interrupted Roginski, who claimed that conservatives were “controlling everything.”
“I mean, that might be the funniest thing you’ve said here,” Jennings replied.
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