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I don't watch CNN, but there's something undeniably satisfying about
catching clips of Scott Jennings absolutely dismantling his liberal co-panelists regularly. The guy has a gift for cutting through nonsense
with surgical precision, and if you've ever wondered why he hasnrCOt been booted from the network yet, you're not alone.

So, it should come as no surprise that his presence isnrCOt just
irritating the pundits on set. According to a report from
The-aDaily-aBeast, furious staffers confronted CEO-aMark-aThompson during an internal town-hall meeting, demanding to know why the network hasnrCOt rCLreined-ainrCY Jennings.-aThey complained about his politics, his tone, and even his vocabulary.-a

CNN boss Mark Thompson was pressed by staff about why the network has
not reined in MAGA mouthpiece Scott JenningsrCO on-air rhetoric.

Thompson hosted an all-hands meeting with CNN employees, giving them the opportunity to raise questions and concerns about the networkrCOs current
state and future.

During the meeting, staff questioned the behavior of Jennings, who
frequently gets into verbal spats with other CNN guests as a firebrand
Trump loyalist.

One area of concern was Jennings being allowed to describe undocumented immigrants as rCLillegal aliens,rCY a term that violates the networkrCOs editorial standards, according to Status.

In a typically fiery appearance on CNNrCOs NewsNight on Jan. 19, Jennings
went on a furious tirade against fellow panelist Cameron Kasky, a
survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, after Kasky chastised him
for saying ICE should be allowed to rCLchase down illegalsrCY in Minnesota.

rCLWho are you to tell me what I can and canrCOt say? IrCOve never met you, brother. I can say whatever I want,rCY Jennings said. rCLTheyrCOre illegal aliens. And thatrCOs what the law calls them. Illegal aliens. ThatrCOs what IrCOm going to call them.rCY

At least one employee repeatedly pressed Thompson about why Jennings is "allowed to exist" in his current role at CNN. Let that sink in for a
moment. They literally asked why he's allowed to exist there. The
staffers branded him a "MAGA mouthpiece" and a "firebrand Trump
loyalist" who "frequently gets into verbal spats with other CNN guests."
Heaven forbid someone actually challenges the groupthink.

Consider the contrast with Jessica Tarlov on Fox News's The Five. For
sure, plenty of conservatives complain about her presence there, but you
don't see Fox News employees staging an internal revolt demanding her
removal.

Why not? IrCOm sure a big part of it is that Jennings is actually smart
and effective at countering prevailing views, while Tarlov often sounds
like she's reading from a DNC talking points script. IrCOve mocked her
plenty of times here, which is always fun.

But thatrCOs not the main reason.

Personally, I appreciate having a left-leaning voice on The Five, but
Tarlov doesn't hold a candle to Harold Ford Jr., or past liberal
co-hosts like Juan Williams in terms of intelligence and thoughtfulness.
Yet, thererCOs never been any revolt about any of the smarter liberal
cohosts either.

The revolt at CNN over Jennings tells you everything you need to know
about the state of that network and the left in general. They can't
handle one conservative who's actually effective at making his case.
Instead of rising to the challenge and countering his arguments with
better ones, they're demanding he be silenced or controlled. If CNN's
staff is this rattled by one smart conservative, maybe the problem isn't
Scott Jennings. The problem is that their worldview can't withstand
basic scrutiny.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/01/theres-a-revolt-at-cnn-over- scott-jennings-n4948984
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