CNN Crew Silent As Pro-Trump Analyst Cracks Himself Up Joking Democrats ‘Usually Burning’ American Flags

Pro-Trump CNN analyst Scott Jennings made himself laugh by joking Democrats are “usually burning” U.S. flags instead of waving them — a jab that went unremarked upon.

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) entered its final hours Thursday night, and Jennings was on hand for CNN coverage of the DNC along with host Anderson Cooper and analysts Van Jones, David Axelrod, and Audie Cornish.

As the camera panned the convention and showed attendees cheering and waving flags, Jennings laughed at his own joke about Democrats burning flags while Cooper et al let it fly right by in silence:

ANDERSON COOPER: There is a I mean, the energy here is quite intense. It’s been building pretty much every night ever since.

AUDIE CORNISH: It is. I mean, last night you had a lot of speakers come to the floor and say, like Oprah did, I’m an independent. I’m talking to you or Republicans who spoke and said, look, this is what you should think tonight. I do see some effort to turn on some of the base that people thought she was vulnerable with, particularly Black men. There’s comedian D.L. Hughley.

You had Rep. Colin Allred, Maxwell Frost, you. And then, of course, the Central Park Five, which is a very moving moment.

But it’s the idea of taking these communities that people thought, is she soft with them or not? And her saying, look, I see you, I see and I see the different generations of you and giving them a nod tonight.

SCOTT JENNINGS: And this is a pretty loud in here right now. It’s maybe the loudest we’ve seen it, during the convention. I think there’s more people in here.

These American flags were sort of startling to me Van, normally you guys are burning these things. But tonight you’re waving them. Just kidding.

DAVID AXELROD: No, can I can I I’m sorry. Go ahead.

No, no. But it but but to me, this speech tonight by Harris, it’s the true beginning of the campaign for her I mean this this pre period has been weird because of the way she got into the race. Now it’s on.

Democratic delegates have waved U.S. flags at every DNC and burned none.

Mediaite’s Sarah Rumpf was among those who were not amused:

Watch above via CNN coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

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