CNN is trash. It is not a news network at all, and should be sued into oblivion.

On the panel discussion with Abby Philip, a young and impulsive Democrat "analyst" twice accused President Donald Trump of being a participant in a global sex trafficking ring, and CNN almost let the claim slide.  In fact, the host of the panel tried to pivot away from the claim until Scott Jennings pinned him down. 

????? ???????? ?????? ? ??????? ????? - ?? ???? ???'? ???

⁣⁣⁣A smug, barely-out-of-college leftist activist wandered onto CNN and accused a sitting president of running a global human sx-trafficking ring — ?? ????… pic.twitter.com/fBs9RuNRA8

— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) January 20, 2026

A smug, barely-out-of-college leftist activist wandered onto CNN and accused a sitting president of running a global human sx-trafficking ring — ?? ???? ??????????.

⁣⁣⁣And for a moment?

⁣⁣⁣CNN just let it sit there. You could almost imagine Trump picking up the phone to his lawyers.

⁣⁣⁣Until Scott Jennings — ? ??????? ?????????? — slammed the brakes and reminded the room that ????? ???? ???????????? ??? ????? ????? ??????.

⁣⁣⁣Here’s how it went down.

⁣⁣⁣??????? ?????:

???? ?????? ????? ??? ???????? ???? ???????? ???? ? ????? ???-??????????? ???????.

⁣⁣⁣The moderator tried to pivot.

Tried to move on.

Tried to memory-hole it.

⁣⁣⁣That’s when Jennings stepped in.

⁣⁣⁣????? ????????:

???’?? ????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?? ????? ?? ??? ???? ??? ????????? ?? ???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ??????????? ?????

⁣⁣⁣You could feel the panic.

⁣⁣⁣Because that’s not commentary.

That’s not opinion.

That’s a ?????????? ????? waiting to explode.

⁣⁣⁣Suddenly the host realized he was boxed in.

⁣⁣⁣???? ??????:

?????? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ???????? ?? ??????? ???????.

⁣⁣⁣Translation:

⁣⁣⁣??? ?????? ??? ? ??? ?????? ? ????????? ?? ? ??????????? ???? — ???? ?? ????????

⁣⁣⁣If Scott Jennings hadn’t stepped in, that clip would already be Exhibit A in a courtroom.

⁣⁣⁣This is what happens when activism cosplay replaces journalism.

⁣⁣⁣This is why adults still need to be in the room.

⁣⁣⁣And this is why “???? ??? ??? ????” is not a journalism standard.

This is not journalism. This is not even remotely responsible. This is, in fact, propaganda and defamation, and the only reason why John Berman even conceded that the claim was questionable is that Scott Jennings called him on it. 

Abby Philip regularly disputes any criticism, however fair, of Democrats, but John Berman was willing to allow a defamatory comment just sit there and even distract from it until he was called on it. 

1. You knew exactly what you were doing.
2. You did it intentionally.
3. This weak walk back isn’t fooling anyone & doesn’t absolve you of any legal jeopardy.
4. You only put this out because of real fear that you & your employer will be sued.
5. I’ll bet if your employer is sued…

— Harold__Finch (@HaroldWren22) January 21, 2026

Cameron Kasky's accusation was clearly pre-planned, though he has since—on X, where no liberals will see it—apologized and claimed he said it by accident. 

Yeah, right. This is called legal ass covering. 

The Disingenuous-Don-Lemon—Wannabe-Dweeb of CNN, Cameron Kasky makes an “apology”…

“I said that by accident.” ?

CNN better get a muzzle on this kid, before he costs them billions. pic.twitter.com/72NVboEgIs

— Heatherheather007 (@LibertyValkyrie) January 21, 2026

Watch that exchange. Did he say that by accident? Twice? 

Yeah, uh, no. The whole point was to drop it on TV, apologize online and in writing, where it has much less impact. 

Some people are giving CNN credit for admitting that Trump has "not been charged," as if that is sufficient. But I don't. Scott Jennings had to push hard to even get that, and it wasn't even weak tea. Pathetic. 

Cameron Kasky gets on CNN and thinks it’s the perfect time to pretend he’s a Bluesky moderator

Good for Scott Jennings checking that punk ass bitch https://t.co/aXWQQdGwzI

— Davey Jones (@TitusXpullo) January 20, 2026

CNN has to bring on lefties like Cameron, put him up against dishonest leftists like Abby Philip, because he is so much better and smarter than everybody else on that panel. They want to rattle him because he is unrattleable. 

It's a tactic that doesn't work with moderates or conservatives, but it fires up the base, which is the point. 

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