Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
Mediaite
CNN’s Scott Jennings Explodes Over ‘Craven’ Democrats’ Attempt to Turn Trump’s Trip to Arlington Into ‘Political, Garbage Attack’
By Isaac Schorr,
2 days ago
CNN’s Scott Jennings lost his patience on Wednesday night while discussing the ongoing controversy over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week to honor the servicemen killed by a suicide bomber during the United States’ military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In the days following Trump’s appearance there with the Gold Star families of those lost in Kabul, controversy has arisen over an altercation between a cemetery employee over attempts to document the former president’s time there.
On CNN Wednesday, Alex Marquardt made note of Trump’s previous commentary about veterans and asked Jennings, “If NPR’s report is true that Trump campaign aides verbally pushed and abused the cemetery official, pushing him aside, does that — to what extent does that — that must raise concerns for you?”
“I don’t know whether it’s true or not, I wasn’t there, the Trump campaign says it wasn’t true, I assume we’ll find out more about it. I mean, honestly, the way [Joe] Biden and [Kamala] Harris have treated these families and ignored them and disrespected them after one of the most disastrous decisions that they made in this White House, to me is the most despicable part of this,” replied Jennings . “And look, I there’s a lot of opinions about this and everybody’s got comments. But the only opinion I really care about are the families in question. And they said, as J.D. Vance reported, ‘We had given our approval for Trump’s official videographer and photographer to attend.’ ‘We cherish these memories forever.’ ‘We’re deeply grateful for the president for taking the time to honor our children and for standing alongside us in our grief.’ I mean, they put out a long statement saying they could not have been happier to have Donald Trump there at Arlington with them. And he’s given them more than the time of day. And Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can’t even do that.”
“Scott, if they didn’t get approval from the cemetery, shouldn’t they have? And do you think they should now put out this video?” followed up Marquardt.
“Listen, you know what I — what I think? Only people who are so craven about this could try to turn something positive, which is Donald Trump spending time with Gold Star families, into some political, garbage attack. That’s what I think,” said Jennings forcefully. “The only people who matter are Gold Star families. They invited Trump, he went, and they’re happy he was there. And if that’s not good enough for the Democrats, you know, I don’t know what to tell you.”
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0