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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayAn on-air dispute between CNN host Abby Phillip and resident Republican Scott Jennings extended to social media ― with Phillip calling her counterpart a liar on X.
The weekend tussle began after Jennings argued in favor of President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on vessels he alleged were carrying fentanyl to the U.S. from Venezuela. The legitimacy of the deadly attacks has been questioned by even prominent Republicans.
Phillip accused Trump and Jennings of exaggerating Venezuela’s role in smuggling fentanyl, citing stats indicating Mexico was by far the dominant supplier. She argued that Trump’s true motive was the overthrow of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, a prospect that many Americans would approve of but the president would not admit, she said.
Jennings accused Phillip of downplaying Venezuela’s role in narco-trafficking.
Their disagreement spilled over onto X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
Jennings, CNN’s most prominent right-wing voice, posted snippets of their debate while adding his tweaked version of their dialogue to further suggest Phillip was soft-selling Venezuela’s drug-trafficking menace.
“Come on Scott, is Venezuela really that bad?” he imagined CNN/Phillip asking.
“Even I still get surprised sometimes,” he wrote with a shock-face emoji.
Trump: Maybe we shouldn’t let Venezuela send drugs & terrorists to the United States.
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
CNN: Come on Scott, is Venezuela really that bad?
Even I still get surprised sometimes. 😳 pic.twitter.com/D87iYClbkN
It took mere minutes for Phillip to clap back.
“Absolutely no one defended Venezuela’s regime at this table,” she wrote. “That’s a lie.”
“Fentanyl is responsible for 70% of the drug overdose deaths in America. And 90% of it comes from Mexico, not Venezuela,” she added, perhaps referring to data about the influx at southern border crossings. Those are the facts.”
Absolutely no one defended Venezuela’s regime at this table. That’s a lie.
Fentanyl is responsible for 70% of the drug overdose deaths in America. And 90% of it comes from Mexico, not Venezuela. Those are the facts. https://t.co/wvMHykar31