Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings acquired right into a heated debate with Washington Publish columnist Catherine Rampell over President Trump’s tariff agreements with Mexico and Canada.
Jennings praised the last-minute offers as “a win for Donald Trump,” however Rampell contended that the president “didn’t actually get anything” after agreeing to pause for 30 days his threatened 25% levy in opposition to the international locations.
The North American neighbors agreed to ship troops to the border to assist crack down on unlawful immigration and fentanyl smuggling.
“Dude, just accept the fact that he [Trump] got rolled!” the columnist for the left-leaning Beltway broadsheet insisted, arguing that Mexico and Canada have already been sending troops to the US border.
Jennings snapped again: “Ask every family with a fentanyl death how much they’ve been helping.”
He went on to say Trump’s agreements with Mexico and Canada will drive them “to do what we want them to do — which is to put people and technology and resources at the border to stop the flow of people and drugs, illegal immigration, stem the tide.”
Jennings additionally argued that Trump’s tariff agreements will maintain their ft to the hearth in the case of these commitments.
“They’ve got 30 days to really implement and they can’t pussyfoot around anymore,” Jennings stated. “So the point of this exercise to me had less to do with trade and more to do with saying to our neighbors, ‘You need to be better neighbors.’”
He added that the US is extra essential to their economies, so Canada and Mexico have an obligation to “help us with our serious problem, which is illegal immigration and people dying from fentanyl.”
“They both said yes today and that is a win for Donald Trump,” Jennings stated, as Rampell shook her head “no.”
The Washington Publish opinion columnist has butted heads with Jennings previously — over Elon Musk’s post-inauguration gesture, which critics likened to a Nazi salute, and whether or not Trump goes to precise revenge on political opponents whereas in workplace.
“I mean, I don’t know what Trump wanted in this situation,” Rampell stated, discussing the proposed tariffs. “Again, he didn’t actually get anything. But if he were to put these tariffs in place, they would be very painful –”
“Total lie,” Jennings interrupted.
“– for American consumers,” Rampell stated. “Okay, Scott, I mean, this is public information!”
Jennings jumped in once more, calling her arguments a “total lie” and insisting that Trump “got what he wanted.”
“To do exactly what they already have been doing,” Rampell insisted.
“I understand you’re the minister of propaganda tonight, but you don’t have to be. You could just say, ‘Hey, all’s well that ends well here.’ Come on,” Jennings shot again.
