CNN commentator Scott Jennings, the token conservative among CNN’s well-established leftist anchors and commentators, offered a different perspective on former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy than the hagiographic perspectives given by his colleagues.
Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100.
“Let me preface my take by offering condolences to the Carter family on his death. He was obviously one of the most unique post-presidencies we’ve ever had because he lived so long and he did so much,” Jennings began.
Then he segued into his assessment of the damage Carter had wrought during his presidency and political life: “That having been said, he was a terrible president. That’s why he lost in a landslide after his one term. And if it’s possible, I think he was even a worse ex-president because of his meddling in U.S. foreign policy, because of his saddling up to dictators…
