Legacy media in the United States is notorious for its leftward slant — to the point that it’s rare to see conservative commentators unless they are staunchly opposed to President-elect Donald Trump, outnumbered three-to-one in a panel discussion, or both.
So when CNN hired a relatively normal Republican — Scott Jennings, a public relations consultant and veteran of former President George W. Bush’s White House — it was safe to assume that things could, at least, get interesting. And when it turned out that Jennings could actually hold his own when panel discussions turned into four-against-one pile-ons, all bets were off.
Here are a few of his best moments from 2024.
CNN hosts attempted to set Jennings up by framing a question about the lawfare against Trump in New York, saying that Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) was doing something they called “the Trump pivot” when he argued…