‘Totally Hypocritical’: Scott Jennings Rips Dems Who Oppose Musk After Embracing Soros ‘Punk’

CNN’s Scott Jennings called Democrats’ opposition to billionaire Elon Musk “hypocritical” on Sunday, pointing out that some of the party’s politicians have been funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros.

Democrats began ramping up their criticisms of Musk this week after the tech CEO, who has emerged as a prominent figure swaying national politics in recent months, opposed Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s original 1,574-page continuing resolution (CR), which included provisions potentially costing hundreds of billions of dollars. On “State of the Union,” CNN host Dana Bash asked Jennings if Musk’s influence could “wear thin” on President-elect Donald Trump.

“I don’t think so. I mean look, they appear to be getting along well,” Jennings said. “Musk was very instrumental in his victory and I hear Democrats criticizing the idea that we have unelected people with too much influence over the government. I invite them to pick up the Wall Street Journal from this week and find out that unelected people have been running the government for the last four years.”

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“I hear Democrats criticizing the influence of billionaires on our politics when you’ve got this Soros punk running around collecting Democrat politicians like my kids collect Pokemon cards,” Jennings continued. “So I think all the criticism of Musk coming  from the left is totally hypocritical, totally over-the-top and he is doing something interesting, bringing some transparency to the federal government. It’s not a terrible thing.”

Over the years, Soros, through Soros Fund Management, has supported Democratic politicians and officials as well as Democratic-linked