‘The Nuttiest’: Scott Jennings Unloads On CNN Guest After She Makes Outrageous Claim

On Tuesday night’s episode of CNN NewsNight, Republican strategist Scott Jennings dismantled a Democratic panelist’s explosive claim that conservatives dominate media platforms, calling it “the nuttiest” assertion he’d ever heard on the show.

The exchange occurred during a panel discussion about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to sue The Des Moines Register and newly retired pollster Ann Selzer. The lawsuit follows a pre-election poll that inaccurately claimed Vice President Kamala Harris led Trump in Iowa by three points—a result that proved to be wildly off the mark.

As the conversation pivoted to media influence, Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky launched into a broadside against conservative outlets, attempting to paint them as overwhelmingly dominant. “The number one cable news network, Fox News. The number one paper by circulation, The Wall Street Journal. The number three paper by circulation, The New York Post. The number one person on the radio, Sean Hannity. The number one person on podcasts, Joe Rogan. All of these people are Trump supporters. What media are you talking about that’s anti-Trump?” she challenged.

Jennings wasted no time in firing back, cutting through the rhetoric with precision. “Of all the things I’ve heard you say out here, that might be the nuttiest,” Jennings responded firmly. “Believe me, there’s plenty of anti-Trump media!”

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Jennings’ rebuttal exposed the imbalance in Roginsky’s claim, which ignored the sheer dominance of left-leaning media giants like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Afterward, CNN anchor Abby Phillip attempted to steer the conversation away from Jennings’ takedown, bringing up Trump’s decision to sue over the inaccurate poll.

Meanwhile, Trump’s lawsuit remains a flashpoint. On Monday, Trump announced that he intends to file a lawsuit against Selzer and the Des Moines Register, accusing the paper of manipulating poll results to interfere with the 2024 election. Trump singled out Selzer, whose widely regarded Iowa polls were consistently seen as an accurate barometer of the state’s political sentiment.

“I’m going to be bringing one against the people in Iowa, their newspaper, which had a very, very good pollster who got me right all the time,” Trump said. “And then just before the election, she said I was going to lose by three or four points. And it became the biggest story all over the world because I was going to win Iowa by 20 points.”

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Trump suggested that Selzer, working on behalf of the Des Moines Register, manipulated polling data in the lead-up to the election to narrow his lead. “She brought it down very smartly to four a couple of weeks before, and everyone said, ‘Wow, that’s amazing, he’s only up by four points.’” He continued, “In my opinion, it was fraud, and it was election interference. You know, she’s gotten me right, always. She’s a very good pollster. She knows what she was doing.”

Her surveys were repeatedly lauded for their accuracy, particularly in Iowa. However, Trump went on to win the state handily by 13 points, with the race called within an hour of polls closing—a 16-point polling miss. Shortly after the election, Selzer announced her retirement. The poll initially sparked excitement among Democrats and left-leaning pundits, who cited Selzer’s strong reputation as a reason to trust the results.

However, Selzer later admitted the poll was a “big miss” and speculated it may have motivated Republicans to turn out in greater numbers.

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