{"id":2526754,"date":"2025-12-30T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-sends-cnn-panel-into-meltdown-comparing-dem-somali-pandering-to-handmaids-tale\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:18:51","slug":"scott-jennings-sends-cnn-panel-into-meltdown-comparing-dem-somali-pandering-to-handmaids-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-sends-cnn-panel-into-meltdown-comparing-dem-somali-pandering-to-handmaids-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings Sends CNN Panel Into Meltdown Comparing Dem Somali Pandering to &#8216;Handmaid&#8217;s Tale&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fscott-jennings-sends-cnn-panel-into-meltdown-comparing-dem-somali-pandering-to-handmaids-tale%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=2526754&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 CNN panel heated up after Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings criticized Minnesota lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for wearing a hijab while praising the state&#8217;s Somali community, calling the Democrats&#8217; outreach to Somalis &#8220;a little weird&#8221; and likening her appearance to The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale. Panelist jamal Simmons and host Abby Phillip pushed back, with Simmons calling Jennings&#8217;s remark out of line and Phillip accusing him of denigrating the religious practices of a predominantly Muslim community. Jennings defended his comments by saying Democrats have centered the Somali diaspora in Minnesota politics and raised concerns about alleged fraud tied to the community; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article cites state employee accusations<\/a> of retaliation against whistleblowers and federal estimates of at least $9 billion in fraud under investigation, including claims some proceeds may have reached Al-Shabaab. The exchange stemmed from a video of Flanagan posted by Somali TV of Minnesota in which she wore a head covering during a market visit.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>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 &ldquo;Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale&rdquo; outfit while pandering to Somalis.<\/p>\n<p>Flanagan praised the Somali community in her state in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UL2ERZ-e3oc\">video<\/a> posted on Thursday by Somali TV of Minnesota, during which she wore a hijab, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-dem-throws-on-a-hijab-to-pander-to-somali-migrants-amid-massive-somali-fraud-scandal\/\" title=\"Minnesota Dem Throws on a Hijab to Pander to Somali Migrants Amid Massive Somali Fraud Scandal\">head covering worn<\/a> by some Muslim women, during her visit to a Minneapolis-area market. Jennings described the &ldquo;catering&rdquo; to the Somali community as &ldquo;a little weird,&rdquo; prompting Jamal Simmons, a one-time aide to former Vice President Kamala Harris, to interject.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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?&rdquo; Jennings asked, with Simmons responding, &ldquo;I will tell you, I was in Minnesota two weeks ago. The people of Minnesota &ndash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They got the lieutenant governor up there dressed like &lsquo;The Handmaid&lsquo;s Tale.&rsquo; I mean, why do they cater &ndash;&rdquo; Jennings said before Simmons interrupted, claiming, &ldquo;That is out of line.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale&rdquo; is a dystopian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/052543500X?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_0&amp;storeType=ebooks\">novel<\/a> by Margaret Atwood, published in 1985, featuring a theocratic takeover of the United States. The novel was also adapted into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5834204\">TV series<\/a> by Hulu and ran from 2017 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jennings attempted to respond to Simmons by asking why Democrats put Somalis &ldquo;at the center of everything,&rdquo; but &ldquo;CNN NewsNight&rdquo; host Abby Phillip cut in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just a second, just a second, because I don&rsquo;t, I don&rsquo;t think it would be acceptable for you to make a statement like that about orthodox Jews in Brooklyn. Why on earth is it acceptable to make a statement like that about people &ndash;&rdquo; Phillip asked before Jennings cut in, saying, &ldquo;It is a white liberal woman dressing in a &ndash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m just saying &mdash; I&rsquo;m just saying you are &ndash;&rdquo; Phillip said before Jennings responded, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re saying Republicans are signaling at Somalis. The Democrats are the ones who put them at the center of a &ndash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Phillip then accused Jennings of &ldquo;denigrating&rdquo; the religious practices of the Somali community, which is overwhelmingly Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re describing the type of dress as The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale, and you&rsquo;re doing that to denigrate the religion of the people,&rdquo; Phillip claimed. &ldquo;It wouldn&rsquo;t be acceptable if you did it with another group. So don&rsquo;t &mdash; just don&rsquo;t do it when it comes to Muslim people. That&rsquo;s not okay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m simply pointing out it&lsquo;s Democrats &mdash; it&lsquo;s Democrats who have put Somali diaspora in Minneapolis at the center of their party and their state&lsquo;s politics,&rdquo; Jennings responded. It&rsquo;s a small portion of the population. There is a bunch of fraud that goes on and even Tim Walz has claimed that any investigation of this fraud is akin to white supremacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Nov. 30 statement, state employees accused Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota of engaging in &ldquo;systemic&rdquo; retaliation against whistleblowers who warned of the fraud schemes. 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