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  1. (From the article): “Scott Jennings, CNN’s most prominent pro-Trump commentator, swore at a fellow panelist on live television on Thursday night after being repeatedly pressed to name a single political concession the US had extracted from its war with Iran – and failing to answer.

    The outburst came during NewsNight With Abby Phillip, where Jennings clashed with Adam Mockler, a 23-year-old commentator with the progressive MeidasTouch. When Mockler asked him to name a concrete gain from the conflict, Jennings responded with the party-line response that the conflict had a singular, clear purpose – preventing a theocratic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons – but Mockler shot back that the non-answer was itself an answer.

    “So you can’t answer the question,” Mockler replied. Moments later, as Mockler kept gesturing with his hands while speaking, Jennings, a former George W Bush campaign staffer, snapped: “Get your fucking hand out of my face.”

    Jennings has a history of lashing out at panelists who get in his personal space, including a tense moment from 2024 with the Democratic commentator Bakari Sellers.

    Jennings’s most recent outburst may be a reflection of the times. A new Washington Post–ABC News-Ipsos poll from Friday found 61% of Americans now consider the use of military force against Iran a mistake – a level of opposition the pollsters compared to the Iraq war in 2006, when violence was at its peak, and to the Vietnam war in the early 1970s.”

  2. Bubbly-Two-3449 on

    Scott is being paid by CNN but I’m curious if he is also being paid by any foreign governments.

  3. ZonghZonghZongh on

    The smug, bad faith POS, Jennings, honestly appears to be at the end of his rope trying to defend the indefensible. Mockler had him against the ropes here, and Jennings just lost his shit and had a hissy fit. Despite the confidant, smirking veneer, Scott Jennings is just another fascist, MAGA snowflake.

  4. From what I’ve seen of him, Mockler is a good debater. 

    All credible intelligence points to Iran stopping serious pursuit of a bomb in the early 00s. There was even a fatwa from the Supreme Leader in place from around the same time period that was against development of a bomb. Then there was the nuclear deal with Obama they were following that Trump shredded during his first term. 

    Before Trump they weren’t trying to make a bomb and the straight of Hormuz could be freely navigated. Now, because of Trump, they likely are going to try to develop a bomb and they control the straight of Hormuz.

  5. RamonaQ-JunieB on

    Scott Jennings is an unbelievably unhinged and unprofessional commentator. He’s not fit to be on television.

  6. _Phil_McCracken_ on

    These are not stable people. I don’t think it’s possible to live a lie and remain stable long term. Most people, even those almost no conscience, it still wears on them. It makes them unstable. 

  7. ClusterFoxtrot on

    So, we’re allowing the insane behaviour of an older adult who has not had to address this glaring fault everyone has known about for 20 years and placing the blame solely on a young adult for not being able to magically intuit this guy was sensitive to people gesturing with their hands?

    If CNN knew this was an issue like everyone says, sounds like negligence for the studio putting them at such small table.

  8. SinglecoilsFTW on

    oh this is the loser who always gets spanked on that ghastly show

  9. Muladhara86 on

    Since the right considers anyone under 40 to be “the youth” after the Young Republicans leak, does what Scott Jennings did qualify as child abuse?

  10. Eastern-Rabbit-3696 on

    Wonder if he was spooked from a twitter thread noting his many gay romps around DC

  11. TheBatemanFlex on

    “I would be mad too” after his outburst.

    Was the fucking cherry on top.

  12. pizzapartyprisoner on

    Scott Jennings is a walking, talking cancer. An absolute piece of human garbage.

  13. Physical_Law_6667 on

    When you can’t win an argument you yell and scream obscenities.

  14. Nearly_Pointless on

    Adam Mockler has owned Jennings multiple times, not just this appearance. Mockler is well informed and a skilled debater, both of which are pure misery for the likes of Jennings.

  15. NocturnoOcculto on

    This is the same dickhead who told a woman on the panel that “they needed to stop getting their panties in a twist” over the Epstein files.

  16. cogitoergopwn on

    Hurts to see people watch and care about this fascade instead of the active coup going on. it’s pretty obvious now we’re just frogs in the water kettle. They’re running the tet offensive on every institution and lever of our democracy and our bribed out reps operating in a crippled system have no incentive to act to preserve it. that’s the headline.

  17. lionofyhwh on

    The moment he comes on I change the channel. I hope others do too. The only way to get him off the air is for CNN to see a ratings drop. They’re loving that he’s unhinged because they’re getting free press.

  18. Scottie’s little softie , what a man child.
    I’m telling my best friend Donald on you.😪😪😪

  19. Leans in to a hand 2 feet away *get your fucking finger out of my face!* The adult in the room, everyone.

  20. Randomengineer84 on

    Democrats need like 10 of this guy, on tv 24:7 and then social media.

    This is what republicans have been doing for years and until now I’ve rarely seen anyone that can go toe to toe w the other side.

  21. SgtNeilDiamond on

    Second Republican ive seen being wildly unprofessional and cursing to the public out of frustration. Just admit that youre all coming to the realization that youre future days as a politician are numbered.

  22. Jennings is an unhinged Trump sycoohant.
    He is so obnoxious and the way he worships Trump is so disturbing.

  23. Very_Sharpe on

    See the issue is that he’s a trump ball bag sucking piece of shit. Zero credibility and substance, just noise.

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