Cnn’s Resident Gop Bad Guy Scott Jennings Accused Of ‘trashing Trump’ When Cameras Are Off

CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, who often defends Donald Trump on-air, has been accused of “trashing” nan president erstwhile nan cameras are off.

After appearing alongside Jennings connected CNN NewsNight pinch Abby Phillip Monday night, Miles Taylor, erstwhile Homeland Security Department main of unit nether Trump, wrote on X Tuesday, “You cognize who’s a cleanable metaphor for nan GOP? Scott Jennings.

“A pundit who mocks Trump pinch america during commercialized breaks — but fawns complete Trump erstwhile nan camera is rolling. Brave capable to speak out… successful nan greenish room.”

Taylor and Jennings sewage into arguments connected CNN nan nighttime earlier complete Trump’s war successful Iran and nan president’s massive migration crackdown astatine home.

At 1 point, Jennings asked Taylor, “Do you deliberation nan Ayatollah prefers his life nether Obama aliases nether Trump?" Taylor replied, “The Ayatollah's dead,” referring to Iran’s precocious Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed early connected successful nan warfare by U.S.-Israeli strikes.

“You heard it present first,” Jennings sarcastically said, aft which a shouting lucifer ensued.

Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, a Trump professional who is nary longer affiliated pinch nan GOP, accused Jennings of being a liar erstwhile asked astir Taylor’s allegations successful an question and reply with self-described wide writer Tommy Christopher connected Substack Wednesday.

“Back successful nan day, Tommy, erstwhile I was evil Mr. Tea Partier, he was Mr. RINO Establishment Republican...He recovered retired that he tin make a s***load of money by being a MAGA reliable guy. And that’s what he’s done. He plays a role. He doesn’t judge what he says. He lies,” Walsh said.

Walsh said he isn’t expecting an induce to look connected a CNN sheet pinch Jennings anytime soon.

“There’s nary f***ing measurement I’ll ever astir apt beryllium invited to beryllium connected a group pinch him because he’s a f***ing crybaby and I person nary uncertainty that he’s astir apt told Abby’s producers, don’t put Joe Walsh astatine nan table.”

Julie Roginsky, co-founder of nan women-led independent media company, The Mayday Network, and a erstwhile Fox News and CNBC contributor, said she could corroborate Taylor's and Walsh's comments.

She wrote on X Thursday that “Scott Jennings trashed Trump successful nan greenish room many times successful beforehand of me. Also person my suspicions that he has a opportunity successful getting group banned from nan show who instrumentality it to him and make him look for illustration a fool.”

Wajahat Ali, writer of The Left Hook Substack, replied to Roginsky’s station Friday, writing, “Did nan aforesaid erstwhile I was astatine CNN. In fact, astir each GOP hack did truthful isolated from Paris Dennard and Jeffrey Lord.”

The Independent has reached retired to Jennings, Taylor, Walsh, Ali and CNN for comment. It besides reached retired to The Mayday Network for remark from Roginsky.