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