CNN’s Scott Jennings Says He Will Run For Senate — On One Condition

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CNN’s lone voice of reason Scott Jennings is reportedly considering running for the Senate in his home state of Kentucky.

If he won, he would replace Mitch McConnell’s seat.

During an after party following the White House Correspondent’s dinner on Saturday, Jennings was asked about a potential Senate run.

His response?

“If the president wants me, I’ll run,” he stated.

He added, “If he wants somebody else, I’ll support that candidate.”

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Notably, Jennings served as an adviser to Mitch McConnell in the past.

The New York Post reported:

Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings is mulling a run to replace retiring Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell — but is waiting to see if President Trump will give him the green light.

“If the president wants me, I’ll run,” the veteran political strategist spilled at an afterparty following Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to the Daily Beast.

“If he wants somebody else, I’ll support that candidate,” added Jennings, a onetime adviser to McConnell, who will retire next year after being the longest-serving Senate leader of either party in the upper chamber’s history.

A well-connected GOP operative told The Post that Jennings’ interest in running for Senate was “certainly not fake.”

The Daily Beast added:

Scott Jennings is cable TV’s ubiquitous MAGA Man of the Moment. He has a primo messaging platform on CNN, where he regularly clashes with anchors like Abby Phillip and berates liberal guests like Tiffany Cross and Neera Tanden and… well, it’s a long list. (In spite of hemorrhaging revenue and viewers, the network recently rewarded the veteran GOP political strategist with a pay raise for his conservative punditry.)

But if CNN viewers think they’re getting independent analysis from Jennings, they may be sorely disappointed. He’s been touted as a potential 2026 Senate GOP contender. And when asked about it over the weekend during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner festivities, he made it clear: He won’t do anything without a green light from the Dear Leader.

You can see it on his face and hear it in his voice. The network’s token conservative commentator would love to be the next senator from his home state of Kentucky. But when might he get around to announcing whether he’s waging a 2026 campaign?

“If the president wants me, I’ll run,” Jennings told a Swamp tipster at a bougie espresso martini-swilling party at the Swiss ambassador’s residence following the White House Correspondents’ bash on Saturday.

“If he wants somebody else, I’ll support that candidate,” said Jennings in his mellifluous, Southern drawl, playing the role of Kentucky statesman in his three-piece tuxedo.

What do you think?

Would you support Scott Jennings for Senate?

 



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