Scott Jennings is sticking with CNN. 

Thank God. 

Like you, most of my exposure to cable news from any station comes through clips on X, and my favorite ones are almost invariable clips of Scott Jennings in the midst of a political debate on CNN. 

I have long feared that Fox or another network would try to poach him from CNN because he is a standout talent. He and Harry Enten are the best things going on the failing network, and it's hard to see how CNN can retain a single viewer outside the friends, families, and employees (maybe) of the company and its "talent." 

CNN's Scott Jennings announces he'll be re-signing a deal with the network.

I can imagine why CNN wants him on, he's the only watchable individual there lmao. pic.twitter.com/Y4OOcbvv1t

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) March 30, 2025

A while back I wrote one of my occasional "things I like" columns about Scott, and he and I correspond a bit. He's a smart and funny guy and has infinitely more patience than I. Where I would have to restrain myself from throwing a coffee cup at some lefty for lying through his teeth, Scott calmly slices and dices their hypocritical arguments with that disarming southern twang and logic bombs. 

You're not ready for this one... Scott Jennings #SATURDAY
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It’s fun, it’s insightful, and it includes at least two PURRs from us. Don't miss this interview. Dropping Saturday @ 5pm ET. Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio. 👉… pic.twitter.com/ro5K1B0LWN

— Chicks On The Right (@chicksonright) March 28, 2025

Fox would have been the natural (and wrong) place for him to wind up if he were poached, and the last thing Fox needs is yet another conservative talking head. 

Charlamagne Tha God says he wishes CNN had more people like Scott Jennings:

“I think Scott actually gives a f*ck a little bit.”

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— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 30, 2025

Scott's no troll, and his goal isn't to "own" the libs but to reach the audience, many of whom watch CNN by habit and rarely hear anything but the same pablum that gets pushed out by all the Pravda Media. It speaks well of CNN that he is a regular on their panels, and I would love to see a Crossfire show with him and Van Jones, who is Scott's liberal alter-ego. They get alone, are both smart, and have dramatically different points of view. 

CNN, what do you say? I would watch it. 

NOW - Scott Jennings’ Fiery Defense of Hegseth as Former Pentagon Spox Pushes for His Firing Over Signal Gate

“The bar for firing people like this is really high from the last administration.”

Things heated up on CNN this Sunday morning.

It began when Chris Meagher, a former… pic.twitter.com/UBA762smdi

— Overton (@overton_news) March 30, 2025

Scott bridges the gap between the MAGA folks and the older establishment Republicans--he has put his time in Washington and retains credibility with them--but he has drifted Trumpward as Trump has proven himself to be a far better and more canny leader than those of us who were skeptics expected. 

Jasmine Crockett will learn no lessons from the “Hot Wheels” episode because the Left’s angry mobs eat this stuff up. Trust me: the unquestioned head of the Democratic Party thinks is a winning vector. pic.twitter.com/egtZIbPyDV

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) March 26, 2025

Scott does have an advantage that his interlocutors on the channel do not: he uses his brain and doesn't stick to the talking points that are always distributed to talking heads before they go on the air. I used to do a "crossfire"-type debate segment on a Minnesota TV show and I was always struck that my debate partner came in with pages of talking points emailed to her. 

Scott Jennings took on an entire table of leftists tonight and came out victorious.

CNN does not deserve him. pic.twitter.com/1OA4YJscPd

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) March 18, 2025

Scott isn't hobbled by the need to regurgitate. He sticks to reality, not spin.

CNN viewers need a bit of reality to penetrate their bubble.