Scott Jennings, often CNN’s sole Republican commentator on panels, gave his take Thursday night on why some Democrats are looking to have a relationship with President-elect Donald Trump in the wake of his massive election victory.
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is set to meet with Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago. Rumors circulated that Adams is angling for a pardon in the wake of his indictment on charges of bribery and wire fraud, but the Democratic mayor has also indicated he wants to work with the incoming administration and has been critical of the Biden administration.
“One, I think the hysteria has subsided, thank God, over Trump,” Jennings told the CNN panel. “Number two, it makes a lot of sense to me why Eric Adams, the leader of a large city, would want to have a relationship with the president because New York City is one of the most impacted cities by the illegal…