Jim Acosta demands CNN fire Scott Jennings after on-air confrontation with panelist
Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta condemned his former colleague Scott Jennings, demanding he be fired. live broadcast fight involving swearing With a fellow panelist, a violation of professional standards.
“This is a terrible and fireable crime. I think he should be fired. I’ve been saying it for a while. He should be fired,” he said on Friday’s episode.The Jim Acosta Show“
Jennings’ impassioned speech on ThursdayCNN News Night with Abby PhillipWhere he discussed the MeidasTouch phenomenon with Adam Mockler regarding the US stance on the Iran War.
“We know that Scott Jennings is more than happy to advocate war with a country that started with the Ira letters, which we are now failing at, and will put us trillions and trillions more in debt,” Mockler said.
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Jennings responded by arguing that the conflict, which lasted nearly eight weeks, was not an “endless war” as Mockler suggested.
“You have the attention span of a mosquito,” Jennings said.
As the conversation grew increasingly aggressive, Mockler, who argued that the Iran War had “failed,” asked Jennings to cite evidence of success.
Jennings responded, “Get your fucking hand out of my face,” while gesturing at Mockler.
Mockler reacted to the incident in a post to X after the episode aired.
“Scott Jennings claimed I got in his face; watch what really happened in the full CNN segment. He throws a personal punch…then folds when pressured. Scott loves doing it but can’t stand it,” the MeidasTouch influencer said.
Jim Acosta previously served as CNN’s White House correspondent during President Trump’s first administration.
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Acosta, a former CNN reporterand Jennings, a CNN commentator, worked with the network for eight years before Acosta left the network in 2025.
Acosta insisted Jennings’ behavior warranted immediate termination and also offered praise. CNN anchor Abby Phillip To defuse conflict.
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“He’s been running away from this nonsense for a long time,” he said.
“I mean, today they should give him his boxes and tell him to fuck off,” Acosta added.
Fox News Digital He has reached out to CNN for comment.
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