Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky, a frequent CNN panelist, took aim at both the network and conservative commentator Scott Jennings in a scathing Substack post in which she acknowledged the criticism could cost her future appearances on CNN.
“I’m fairly confident that this column will get me banned from CNN’s airwaves,” she wrote in the latest issue of her “Salty Politics” newsletter, headlined: “I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings.”
Read the full post on Substack.
Roginsky made clear her issue not that the Trump-loving and -endorsed Jennings is a Republican but “how he behaves, what he contributes, and what his presence signals about what CNN now tolerates.”
She slammed Jennings as having an “at best, optional” relationship with the truth, favoring bluster over debate and accused him of frequently talking over and showing disdain toward female co-panelists.
The strategist also alleged that he selectively edits clips that he shares on social media to make it appear as though he “owned” the person he was debating because he’s “too chickenshit to post the whole segment that would expose the truth.”
Roginsky said CNN should seriously reconsider what Jennings brings to the table and ask itself: “What is Scott Jennings adding that could not be accomplished by any number of conservative analysts who are capable of making arguments without bad-faith theatrics?”
“CNN’s legacy is not guaranteed,” she warned, arguing that continuing to platform Jennings is essentially “a choice to debase discourse, excuse bad behavior, and signal that being loud matters more than being right.”
Jennings and CNN are yet to respond to the post.