CNN under fire for platforming Scott Jennings after pundit’s profane on-air tirade

Although President Donald Trump repeatedly attacks CNN as "fake news," there is one CNN employee he holds in very high regard: GOP insider Scott Jennings, whose relentlessly pro-MAGA, pro-Trump talking points frustrate not only liberals and progressives, but also, Never Trump conservatives like Ana Navarro.

Jennings has been unwavering in his defense of Trump's Iran war. And now, CNN is drawing strong criticism for giving Jennings a platform to recite Trump's pro-war talking points nonstop without offering any real analysis.

During a heated discussion on a CNN panel that included host Abby Phillips, Alan Mockler and Geraldo Rivera, among others, Mockler forcefully tore apart Jennings' talking points — noting that the war "is going to put us trillions and trillions of dollars more in debt" and arguing that the war is "failing" and "not going your way."

Jennings grew angry, accusing Mockler of having "the attention span of a gnat." And he told Mockler to "get your f–– hand out of my face."

X, formerly Twitter, is full of posts calling out Jennings' antics.

Rodrick Bostick is among the X users frustrated by Jennings, posting, on May 1, "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is what you call a trend in unprofessional behavior. How much longer is @CNN going to allow such thuggish conduct from Scott Jennings before it decides to take action. #CNN."

Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky, in a May 1 tweet, argued, "Said it before and I will say it again: CNN beclowns itself by platforming Jennings. The many serious journalists there are tarnished by having to share a network with this unserious, insecure Trump proctologist."

Anonymous posted, "Right wingers always resort to violence when they don't have an answer. Scott Jennings freaks out while on the verge of TEARS to Adam Mockler: 'Get your f–– hand out of my face!!'"

Mockler tweeted, "Scott Jennings claimed I got in his face; Watch what actually happened in the full CNN segment. He throws a personal jab... then folds the second he gets pressed. Scott loves to dish it but can't take it."

When a MAGA Republican defended Jennings and posted, "Thank you Scott, for having common sense," Tyler King — a PGA Tour manager — responded, "Jennings is a tool. I don't understand his use. Is he blackmailing someone and that is why he has this job? He seriously adds nothing to programming. Do they feel the need for a belligerent ass weasel for this programming? He doesn't boost ratings, the brainwashed [do] not watch CNN."