Hunter Biden called out MAGA pundit Scott Jennings as the political commentator who annoys him the most on Thursday.
“Oh my God, he’s the biggest jackass I’ve ever … there’s no one that gets under my skin more than Scott Jennings,” Biden told Jim Acosta during a live airing of the former CNN anchor’s show.
Biden’s remarks about Jennings, a frequent commentator on CNN, stemmed from a discussion with Acosta over White House aide Natalie Harp. The son of former President Joe Biden says the media has every right to cover Trump’s relationship with Harp, despite objections from conservatives.
“There is no way that this is not an appropriate issue, and it is the hypocrisy of them saying, ‘Oh, well, this, this young woman, you’re trying to ruin her life.’ No one’s trying to ruin anybody’s life. We’re trying to get to the answers of why this relationship exists the way that it does,” Biden said. “It is strange. It is inappropriate in many senses, and it should be answered, and it’s a legitimate question.”
He called out the hypocrisy of some MAGA supporters, including Jennings, defending Harp even as President Donald Trump has lashed out at female reporters multiple times for doing their jobs.
“And none of these people, like Scott Jennings on CNN, had any problem with that. They don’t find any problem with that,” Biden added.
Acosta quipped, “I mean, is Scott Jennings really a reliable person?”
Jennings has faced scrutiny in recent weeks over remarks he made amid the public disappearance of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) He claimed to have had a phone call with McConnell, but even some conservatives have expressed skepticism.
When asked on CNN this week when he was last in contact with McConnell, Jennings replied, “It’s been several days. A couple of weeks.”
“Show me the phone log,” Biden said during his Thursday chat with Acosta.
“He could end the debate about whether he did it, but he’s full of shit, and we all know it,” Biden continued.
Jennings has been floated as a possible replacement for former press secretary Karoline Leavitt. He addressed the rumors last month when pressed by colleague Kaitlan Collins, saying, “I don’t really have anything to say about it other than, I mean, I would get to see you every day.”