Following the controversial debate hosted by ABC News, a CNN commentator joked that Kamala Harris had earned the title of “honorary Republican” after she backtracked on previous far-left stances she once touted. Senior CNN pundit Scott Jennings made the hot take during a panel, which raised eyebrows among his peers on the left-leaning network.
Jennings called out three topics in particular in which he claimed Vice President Kamala Harris was taking conservative positions during the debate, including guns and fossil fuels. Many have pointed out this is a stark contrast from the far-left rhetoric Harris has touted over the past few years, maintaining a hostile stance toward fracking and 2nd Amendment rights.
Jennings shared a clip of his comments on the CNN panel, in which he wrote on X, “Last night’s closing thought on @CNN: the Democratic nominee for president wants to pump oil and encourage gun ownership? Not sure I believe it but welcome Kamala Harris…honorary Republican of the night!”
“Here’s my nightcap,” he said. “I was scrolling through the debate news today and I read headlines that say thing like, ‘Why Kamala Harris has embraced America’s oil boom,’ ‘Harris embraces U.S. fossil fuels,’ ‘Harris: frack on, my dudes,’ ‘Harris embraces oil and gas on debate stage,’ and then I heard her say she’s a gun owner.”
Acknowledging that this would undoubtedly ruffle feathers among Democrats, Jennings continued, “And so, I know this is gonna, like, break your heart, I just want to once again welcome Kama — we’ve got a Democrat who’s out here trying to pump oil and buy guns.” He quipped, “And I don’t know if she means it or not, but it is a step in the right direction when a national Democrat can embrace fossil fuels and gun ownership at the same time. Welcome Kamala Harris, honorary Republican of the night.”
Users on social media joked about the reaction his peers gave to his analysis on Harris seemingly flip-flopping on critical issues. “Nice job Scott! They all squirm when you start talking and those fake laughs like ‘hehe you funny’ when it is really ‘heheh, stop, it hurts’!” one person wrote. Another person applauded Scott triggering the Democratic panel, commenting, “Keep it up Scott! Love watching everyone’s reactions.”
Others speculated that Harris was pandering and would not deliver these promises if elected. “And she will do the exact opposite when she’s elected. And these stupid idiots that vote for her are going to ask why are grocery prices so high, why are we sending more money to Ukraine, all of these migrants are taking my job? I hope every one of her supporters suffers,” they commented.
Watch Scott Jennings below:
Regardless if Kamla Harris made vaguely conservative comments or not, she has consistently touted far-left rhetoric, such as a recent economic proposal to impose price controls on groceries as a means to combat inflation. The American Tribune reported on criticism from former President Donald Trump who blasted the idea as “full-communist.”
“Kamala went full-communist. She went full-communist,” Trump said at the rally. “She wants to destroy our country. After causing catastrophic inflation, comrade Kamala announced that she wants to institute socialist price controls. You saw that, never worked before. Never ever worked. This is the Maduro plan, Venezuela, Maduro plan of the old Soviet Union. They tried it. How did the Soviet Union work out? It became Russia.”
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