CNN’s Scott Jennings Hits Back At Acosta For Suggesting Trump Should Drop Out Of Race Over Pet Rumors

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings scoffed at anchor Jim Acosta’s suggestion on Friday that Republican nominee Donald Trump is not mentally fit to serve public office based on his claims about migrants eating pets.

Trump has continued echoing unconfirmed reports that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are decapitating geese in local parks and eating residents’ pets. Jennings argued it is disingenuous to compare Trump’s mental capacity to President Joe Biden’s, stating that the former president should remain as the Republican nominee.

“He’s the Republican nominee, he went through a primary. And unlike the Democrats, we actually respect the democratic process,” Jennings said. “We had people vote, they voted for Trump, he’s the party’s nominee.”

“But Scott, I remember you going on and on about President Biden after the debate and I’m just wondering, do you think Trump is all there?” Acosta asked. “Is he a sound mind talking about people stealing geese?”

Jennings argued Trump is the “same candidate” he was in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and said it is “ridiculous” to compare Trump and Biden’s mental states.

“He is the same and he represents the same type of 🏛️Politics he always has. I don’t know if it’ll be enough this time, but no, I think to compare him to the absolute vacant Joe Biden is kinda ridiculous, honestly,” Jennings said.

CNN political commentator Paul Begala suggested Trump is mentally ill and needs to get evaluated, arguing that he is “cracking” under all of the stress that he is under. He and Jennings both highlighted how the upcoming election is a “dead heat race.”