{"id":2396019,"date":"2025-01-28T10:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-panelist-freaks-out-when-scott-jennings-tells-her-to-lawyer-up-after-her-nazi-rant\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:07:31","slug":"cnn-panelist-freaks-out-when-scott-jennings-tells-her-to-lawyer-up-after-her-nazi-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-panelist-freaks-out-when-scott-jennings-tells-her-to-lawyer-up-after-her-nazi-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Panelist Freaks Out When Scott Jennings Tells Her to &#8216;Lawyer Up&#8217; After Her Nazi Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-panelist-freaks-out-when-scott-jennings-tells-her-to-lawyer-up-after-her-nazi-rant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-trolls-meghan-markle-in-awards-speech-without-her-contribution-to-my-career\/\" title=\"Piers Morgan mocks Meghan Markle in speech: &#039;Her impact on my career...&#039;\">-air debate<\/a> on\u200b CNN between contributor \u2063Scott jennings and columnist catherine Rampell took\u2062 a \u200bheated \u2062turn over allegations that Elon musk may have \u200dNazi sympathies due to a gesture\u2064 he made at a rally for Donald Trump.\u2064 The controversy arose from Rampell&#8217;s assertion that Musk&#8217;s gesture resembled a &#8220;Sieg Heil,&#8221; thereby implying \u2063a connection \u2063to Nazi ideology. Rampell expressed her outrage over\u2063 the situation,\u200d claiming that Musk should \u200bnot\u200d receive the\u200b benefit of the doubt regarding his views. Jennings, visibly dismissive of Rampell&#8217;s claims, argued that accusations\u200d against \u2063Musk stem\u200c from \u2063a broader trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drews-receipts-ron-desantis-gets-the-sarah-palin-treatment\/\" title=\"Drew&#039;s Receipts: Ron DeSantis Faces Sarah Palin Treatment\">derangement \u2063syndrome<\/a>, stating that Musk has a history of supporting Jewish people and denouncing the \u200dnotion that his actions were a \u2064Nazi salute\u200c as &#8220;ridiculous.&#8221; The \u2062exchange highlighted the polarizing\u2062 nature \u2064of perceptions surrounding public figures\u2064 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing societal discourse<\/a> regarding\u2064 accountability and ideological\u2064 labeling. Ultimately,Jennings suggested that continued use of \u2063such\u2063 labels by the left\u200b only serves to alienate \u2063them further from \u200da broader audience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN opinion contributor Scott Jennings and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell sparred on-air Monday about whether or not Elon Musk has Nazi sympathies, causing the latter to lose her mind.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion on CNN stemmed from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-elon-musk-nazi-salute-trump-inauguration-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gesture<\/a> Musk made from his heart to the audience at a rally for President Donald Trump shortly after the inauguration, which leftists have framed as a tacit expression of his support for the Nazis, since the gesture purportedly resembled a &ldquo;Sieg Heil.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rampell referenced some of Musk&rsquo;s debatable remarks about the influence of Jews in the modern West then said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/visitors-to-capitol-welcome-fence-removal\/\" title=\"Visitors to Capitol welcome fence removal\">gesture means<\/a> he can conclusively be said to be &ldquo;playing footsie&rdquo; with the Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just think it&rsquo;s horrific,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand why this guy keeps getting the benefit of the doubt, whether or not he believes this stuff personally,&rdquo; Rampell contended.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jennings, who was seen visibly sighing and rolling his eyes during the rant, defended Musk from the spurious accusations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve moved on from Trump derangement syndrome to Elon derangement syndrome,&rdquo; Jennings replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Journalist Catherine Rampell has a meltdown after Scott Jennings tells her to lawyer up after she suggested Elon Musk is aligning himself with Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>CNN is now directly accusing Elon Musk of doing a Nazi salute at Trump&rsquo;s rally.<\/p>\n<p>Rampell was morally outraged over Musk&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBazomGwJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UBazomGwJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1884090641761636626?\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Rampell immediately tried to interrupt him, prompting Jennings to shoot down her incursion: &ldquo;I love this game we play, where you talk for two minutes, I talk for three seconds, and you freak out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, he has a long record of supporting the Jewish people, number one,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Number two, anybody who is asserting this thing he did on the stage the other day was a Sieg Heil, which I just heard you say, you know, lawyer up maybe, because absolute ridiculous thing to say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;lawyer up&rdquo; comment caused Rampell to melt down.<\/p>\n<p>For the next minute, she continued to interrupt Jennings as he tried to finish his argument, even challenging him to make the same gesture Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weather-reporter-pays-price-one-day-calling-elon-musk-nazi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Rampell and her fellow leftists, the three or four people who still watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumph-complete-cnn-ratings-drop-94-declaring-war-incoming-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> are probably the only ones who may be compelled to buy her argument.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the country has since tuned out the shrill cries of &ldquo;racist&rdquo; and &ldquo;bigot&rdquo; and &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; that have long stifled the airways.<\/p>\n<p>America has long recognized that such buzzwords are simply ways to smear ideological opponents rather than deal with their arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has been the victim of such smears more than anyone else, and he just decisively won a second term in the White House despite those tactics.<\/p>\n<p>In some sense, Rampell&rsquo;s comments are, if anything, good for Musk and his base.<\/p>\n<p>The longer the left spends doubling down on their failed tactics, the more they shift into irrelevance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The debate arose from a gesture Musk made at a Trump rally shortly after the inauguration, which some leftists interpreted as resembling a &#8220;Sieg Heil.&#8221; Rampell cited Musk&#8217;s controversial comments regarding Jewish influence in the West and claimed that his gesture indicated he was &#8220;playing footsie&#8221; with Nazis. She expressed her outrage, questioning why Musk continues to receive the benefit of the doubt regarding his beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings, who appeared exasperated during her outburst, defended Musk against what he deemed baseless accusations. He remarked that society has shifted from &#8220;Trump derangement syndrome&#8221; to &#8220;Elon derangement syndrome.&#8221; When Rampell attempted to interrupt him, Jennings quipped about their back-and-forth dynamic before asserting that Musk has a history of supporting Jewish people and dismissed claims linking his gesture to Nazi salutes as absurd.<\/p>\n<p>Rampell&#8217;s reaction intensified when Jennings suggested she might need legal counsel for her assertions. As she continued to interrupt him while he tried to make his point, it became clear that many viewers have grown weary of such extreme rhetoric labeling opponents as racists or bigots. This trend has been recognized by Americans who see these terms as tactics rather than genuine arguments. Ultimately, Rampell\u2019s remarks may inadvertently bolster support for Musk and highlight the left\u2019s declining relevance in political discourse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kass-Working-Feature-Image-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,39539,49334,32171,38862],"class_list":["post-2396019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-media-reaction","tag-nazi-rant","tag-political-commentary","tag-scott-jennings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kass-Working-Feature-Image-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396019\/revisions\/2396023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}