CNN's Scott Jennings defends Donald Trump from criticism for reportedly praising Hitler
Jennings: “If you're worried about Hitler and you're talking about Donald Trump, maybe open your eyes and take in what's happening on the American left”
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From the October 22, 2024, edition of CNN's CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
SCOTT JENNINGS (CONTRIBUTOR): I think -- first of all, I don't know John Kelly, but I agree, I think he's an honorable person. His family and his son certainly made the ultimate sacrifice for the country, so he certainly earned an opinion here. And he's earned a political opinion.
But I think, like everything else with Donald Trump, opinions vary, whether you're coming out of the military or the private sector or government or anything else. And I agree that two weeks before an election will cause some people to look at this in a jaundiced way, like, you know, you're trying to drop this here at the end. And there will be people who don't believe it, there will be people who refute it, and Donald Trump himself also refutes it.
I would just humbly submit to Mr. Kelly that, if he's worried about Hitler and he's worried about fascism, he ought to pick up the newspaper. There's thousands of Hitlers running around this country right now, running around college campuses, running around New York City, chasing Jewish people around, blocking their access on college campuses. If you're worried about Hitler and you're talking about Donald Trump, maybe open your eyes and take in what's happening on the American left in this country. Those are the Hitlers I'm worried about.