{"id":2570253,"date":"2026-02-16T05:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-causes-cnn-panel-to-implode-after-suggesting-dems-think-minorities-are-too-dumb-to-get-voter-id\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:37:10","slug":"scott-jennings-causes-cnn-panel-to-implode-after-suggesting-dems-think-minorities-are-too-dumb-to-get-voter-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-causes-cnn-panel-to-implode-after-suggesting-dems-think-minorities-are-too-dumb-to-get-voter-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings Causes CNN Panel to Implode After Suggesting Dems Think Minorities Are &#8216;Too Dumb&#8217; To Get Voter ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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-causes-cnn-panel-to-implode-after-suggesting-dems-think-minorities-are-too-dumb-to-get-voter-id%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=2570253&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>On CNN&#8217;s NewsNight,Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings confronted panelists Charles blow and Alencia Johnson about the Save America Act,which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and a photo ID too vote. Jennings pressed how the measure would strip voting rights from black citizens, while Blow and Johnson argued it would continue to disenfranchise people of color. Abby phillip clarified that the act centers on proof of citizenship, not only voter IDs, and the discussion touched on whether voter ID constitutes a poll tax. CNN data reporter Harry Enten noted substantial support for ID requirements across racial groups and political affiliations.The exchange highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-returns-to-packed-schedule-long-to-do-list-and-epstein-drama\/\" title=\"House returns to packed schedule, long to-do list, and Epstein drama\">heated partisan debate<\/a> over voting rights and access.  <\/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>Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings triggered &ldquo;CNN NewsNight&rdquo; panelists Charles Blow and Alencia Johnson Wednesday by suggesting Democrats thought black voters were &ldquo;too dumb&rdquo; to obtain voter IDs.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo ID for voting, on Wednesday by a 216-213 vote.<\/p>\n<p>After Johnson claimed that the legislation was part of a pattern of &ldquo;racism&rdquo; by President Donald Trump, Jennings challenged her to explain how the bill would strip voting rights from citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wait. What voting rights is he taking away from black voters?&rdquo; Jennings asked, prompting Blow and Johnson to react.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The SAVE Act?&rdquo; Blow asked, with Johnson chiming in with, &ldquo;Oh, we look at The Save Act, that&rsquo;s exactly what we&rsquo;re talking about. That is actually going to continue to disenfranchise overwhelmingly a lot of people of color.&rdquo;<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Scott Jennings WRECKS the entire panel over the SAVE Act <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q68NlTyvtL\">pic.twitter.com\/q68NlTyvtL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonillaJL\/status\/2021797685473300857?\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jennings pressed Johnson repeatedly how the legislation would strip voting rights from racial minorities, with Johnson finally claiming that voter ID was a form of a poll tax, which was prohibited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nccs.net\/blogs\/americas-founding-documents\/united-states-constitution-amendments-11-27\">24th Amendment<\/a>, which was ratified in 1964.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Does it &mdash; does it concern you that you&rsquo;re making all these claims, you&rsquo;ve yet to lay out how it&rsquo;s hurting anyone, but 76 percent of black voters think we should show an ID to vote, 80 percent of Hispanic voters, 83 percent of the American people?&rdquo; Jennings asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you saying that black voters are too dumb to know what&rsquo;s good for them? I mean, it sounds pretty condescending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After further back and forth, &ldquo;CNN NewsNight&rdquo; host Abby Phillip stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just to be clear, the Save Act is not just about IDs. The Save Act is about proof of citizenship. So, it doesn&rsquo;t &mdash; I actually &mdash; we talked about this &mdash; I was about to say, we talked about this before. It&rsquo;s not &mdash; it actually &mdash; there&rsquo;s an argument to be made that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-people-only-think-blm-riots-were-violent-because-of-fox-news-newsmax-oan-bubble\/\" title=\"MSNBC: ... Only Think BLM Riots Were Violent Because Of \u2018Fox News\/Newsmax\/OAN Bubble\u2019\">red state voters<\/a>, women, poor white voters could be &mdash;&rdquo; Phillip said, before Jennings responded with, &ldquo;&ldquo;You think they&rsquo;re dumb, too, don&rsquo;t you? I mean, that&rsquo;s the thing. I hear these arguments &mdash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN data reporter Harry Enten <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/02\/03\/cnns-harry-enten-americans-all-races-arent-buying-democrats-narrative-voter-id\/\">noted<\/a> the high support for voter ID requirements among black voters and Democrats, with at least 70 percent of both subsets of the general population backing the proposal, during a Feb. 3 appearance on &ldquo;CNN News Central.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Jennings pointing out the high support, Johnson again played the &ldquo;race card.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a deflection from talking about Donald Trump&rsquo;s racism right there,&rdquo; Johnson claimed, with Jennings ignoring her to tell Phillip, &ldquo;Yeah, I think they&rsquo;re smart enough to figure out how to register to vote, Abby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hold on, hold on. Most Americans don&rsquo;t have a passport. Many Americans don&rsquo;t have access to their birth certificate,&rdquo; Phillip claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many women, a majority of women who change their names for marriage have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-worked-secretly-with-hospitals-to-strip-us-citizens-gun-rights-documents-show\/\" title=\"FBI worked secretly with hospitals to strip US ...&#039; gun rights, ...s show\">provide additional proof<\/a> that they&rsquo;ve changed their names in order to register to vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jennings didn&rsquo;t back down, questioning if Phillip thought certain portions of the population were too dumb to figure out how to navigate voting in an election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, this &mdash; all week long, all week long, I have heard Democrats with the same argument,&rdquo; he said, with Phillip responding, &ldquo;So, Scott, why don&rsquo;t you actually respond to the substance of what I&rsquo;m saying, as opposed to making this about something that it&rsquo;s not? It&rsquo;s not just about voter ID. It&rsquo;s also about who has access to &mdash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re saying married women, black voters and rural people are too stupid to figure out how to register to vote?&rdquo; Jennings responded, adding, &ldquo;Are you saying they can&rsquo;t figure out how to vote?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-issues-crushing-ruling-against-j6-prosecutors-vacates-judgement-of-dc-circuit-court\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Issues Crushing Ruling Against J6 Prosecutors, Vacates Judgement of DC Circuit Court\">reporter&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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Earlier that day, the House passed the SAVE America Act by 216-213, which would require proof of citizenship to register and a photo ID to vote. Johnson argued the bill fits a pattern of racism by Trump, and Jennings pressed how it would restrict voting rights. He asked what rights would be taken from black voters, prompting Blow and Johnson to respond that the measure would disenfranchise people of color. The conversation also explored whether the act is about IDs or citizenship proof, with Abby Phillip noting that the bill centers on proof of citizenship and could affect various groups. Despite high support for voter ID among black voters and Democrats according to CNN data, Johnson continued to frame the issue in racial terms. Phillip pointed out that many people face hurdles like obtaining passports or birth certificates or name-change documents. The exchange remained heated, with Jennings pushing back on claims that some groups are incapable of navigating registration. 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