'I don't answer to you': CNN discussion gets heated as Republican pressed on Trump theory
Raw StoryA tense discussion broke out Wednesday night on CNN between a Republican strategist and a conservative political commentator during a discussion over a racist conspiracy floated by former President Donald Trump at the debate. Scott Jennings, a senior political commentator who served as Special Assistant to former President George W. Bush, joined a panel on CNN's "Newsnight" and was asked about Trump's promotion of a conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. "I do think it's a legitimate conversation to have about the societal public safety health impacts anytime cities or communities get drastically changed because of our immigration system," he said. The comment drew a quick response from fellow conservative Ana Navarro, who noted Trump wasn't being "sarcastic" or "hyperbolic" when he promoted the theory. Navarro didn't accept the answer, pushing back that the reason the panel went down the "rabbit hole" is "the man you support is making us go down that rabbit hole."
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