CNN Panel Melts Down When Scott Jennings Compares Dem Pandering To Somalis To ‘Handmaid’s Tale’

Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings caused a CNN panel to melt down on Tuesday after he took a jab at Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for wearing a “Handmaid’s Tale” outfit while pandering to Somalis.

Flanagan praised the Somali community in her state in a video posted on Thursday by Somali TV of Minnesota, during which she wore a hijab, a head covering worn by some Muslim women, during her visit to a Minneapolis-area market. Jennings described the “catering” to the Somali community as “a little weird,” prompting Jamal Simmons, a one-time aide to former Vice President Kamala Harris, to interject.

“You gotta admit, though, the catering to the Somali community that goes on by the Democrats in Minnesota is a little weird, is it not?” Jennings asked, with Simmons responding, “I will tell you, I was in Minnesota two weeks ago. The people of Minnesota —”

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“They got the lieutenant governor up there dressed like The Handmaid‘s Tale. I mean, why do they cater —” Jennings said before Simmons interrupted, claiming, “That is out of line.”

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is a dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, published in 1985, featuring a theocratic takeover of the United States. The novel was also adapted into a TV series by Hulu and ran from 2017 to 2025.