Staff Reports
President Joe Biden decided to hold a farewell address before he hands over the reins once again to his old enemy, President-elect Donald Trump. It’s a trip down memory lane for many, but it seems the journey is anything but fond. Recent polls confirm that Biden is set to exit the stage with all the grace of a politician who’s lost his way, leaving most voters ready for a change. CNN managed to assemble a panel for some real-time reactions, and boy, did they have a lot to say, particularly Scott Jennings, who was not shy about his critique.
Scott Jennings leaves the CNN panel stunned as he correctly points out how unpopular Biden is and how popular Trump is.
Jennings says Democrats wrongly think communication is their problem, not their policies.
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Jennings didn’t mince his words when he described Biden’s exit as nothing short of disastrous, which a fresh wave of polls only seems to reinforce. During the broadcast, he highlighted Biden’s legacy and pointed out that much of it revolves around his previous role as vice president under Barack Obama. Jennings argued that Biden, along with Obama, inadvertently paved the way for Trumpism, which is now re-emerging stronger than ever. As it stands, Biden’s approval ratings are sinking faster than a lead balloon while Trump’s support remains robust, drawing attention to a major shift in the political landscape.
With Biden lounging at a staggering 61 percent disapproval rating, Jennings clearly articulated how Trump’s approval rating has surpassed the 50 percent mark. The implication was clear: if the Democrats were really as popular and successful as they claimed, they’d have been re-elected without breaking a sweat. Yet here they are, staring into the abyss of defeat and pointing fingers at a “communications failure” instead of addressing the policies that led to this mess. Typical Democrat strategy, it seems, where blame-shifting takes precedence over actual accountability.
The debate continued to heat up when Ashley Etienne, a former advisor to Biden and Nancy Pelosi, tried to pivot the critique away from the Biden administration’s failings. She made the wild claim that the election losses were purely a matter of how the Democrats communicated their message. Jennings shot back, reminding everyone how this mantra of communication woes has been a go-to excuse for Democrats forever, failing to recognize the policy decisions that have left Biden among the least-liked presidents in modern history.
Amusingly, the discussion turned to the subject of honesty in politics. When Jennings provocatively asked if Biden or his administration had ever lied, Etienne struggled to process the question. How could she explain the duplicity surrounding Biden’s health and competency while simultaneously attacking Trump? Jennings called out the absurdity of it all, noting that Biden’s narrative as the “restorer of truth” has been undermined by all sorts of fabrications — including the questionable gaslighting of the American public regarding his own capabilities.
As the segment reached its climax, Etienne attempted to drag the discussion back to Trump’s alleged wrongdoings during the COVID pandemic, which Jennings promptly dismantled with sharp wit. He posed the ridiculous notion that Trump’s words somehow conjured the virus and caused COVID-related deaths, a point of contention that Etienne floundered to defend. The exchange highlighted the Democrat tendency to dodge the harsh realities of their governance while clinging to increasingly flimsy narratives about their opponents.
The discussion might have spiraled into chaos, but what remained clear was the Democrats’ struggle to acknowledge the undeniable shift in political sentiment. Biden’s farewell address may have been intended to uphold a legacy, but with his poll numbers plunging and Trump rising, it appears more like a full-speed retreat. The panel’s dynamic crystallized the prevailing belief that many Americans are ready to move past the stagnant waters of the Biden era and back toward a Trump-led revival.
