CNN panelist's embarrassing takedown after praising Biden's Middle East 'accomplishments'
A panelist was embarrassingly taken down by CNN pundit Scott Jennings after she praised President Joe Biden for his 'accomplishments' in the Middle East.
Karen Finney, a US political consultant and Hillary Clinton's former spokesperson during her 2016 campaign, told Jennings that those 'accomplishments' will 'also stand the test of time.'
As she said this, Jennings, who has become known for his dissonance from the network's progressive stance, quickly shot her down and corrected her statements.
In reference to Biden, Finney said: 'I think he still, look, he showed up for the job. He got the work done.
'I think some of the accomplishments also, in the Middle East and foreign policy will also stand the test of time,' she added.
'You think the Middle East is in better shape today than when he took office?' Jennings asked Finney as he smirked toward the camera.
'Well, I think he got our hostages home. I think that's a big deal. I think it's important..' Finney said as Jennings cut her off and looked at her in awe.
'I'm sorry, which hostages?', he questioned. Finney then said Biden 'has gotten a number of people home,' as she stumbled on her words.
Karen Finney, a US political consultant, was quickly shot down by CNN pundit Scott Jennings after she hailed President Biden has 'accomplishments' in the Middle East
Jennings corrected Finney as she said that Biden has 'gotten a number of people home' from the war, as he butted in and said that 100 people are still trapped in Gaza
'There's still 100 people over there,' Jennings said, referring to the hostages still trapped in Gaza as the Israeli-Palestinian war continues more than a year later.
In an effort to save herself, Finney told Jennings: 'Well, there were more than that,' just before he makes it clear that some of the hostages are Americans.
Jennings quickly changed the subject and looked away from Finney as he discussed his predictions for Biden after he's booted from the White House in a couple weeks by President-elect Donald Trump.
'Look, I think he's gonna leave office in disgrace. The Hunter Biden pardon was disgraceful.
'He's going to be remembered largely for inflation and for the disastrous Afghanistan pullout,' Jennings noted, adding that the 'massive cover-up' reportedly made by Biden's administration has led him to a 'diminished presidency.'
Jennings also highlighted his rage with the 'massive cover-up' that reportedly went on by Biden's family and administration
'But as we continue to learn about the massive cover-up that went on, not about his health, but about this mental acuity, to cover that up - the efforts that were undertaken by the White House staff, by his [Biden's] family - not in the last couple of months, but for all four years, I think it's gonna be a really ugly chapter.
'It's a diminished presidency because of it,' Jennings said, adding that 'we don't know the full extent' of what Biden's team did to 'try and hide what they've been doing over in the west wing.'
A recent bombshell report by The Wall Street Journal revealed that the White House tried to hide from the public Biden's rapidly diminishing mental condition for his entire presidency.
Biden's team hired a vocal coach, put other officials into roles usually occupied by the president, scrapped meetings on his 'bad days', and kept him at arm's length from his own Cabinet members, the outlet reported.
The explosive investigation has exposed an extensive, deliberate and years-long cover-up that also saw the administration gaslighting those who dared to claim Biden's abilities had deteriorated since he was Barack Obama's vice president.
Despite the efforts of 'eager beaver hand-holders', Biden's decline became increasingly obvious, especially after Special Counsel Robert Hur last year released a report depicting a forgetful and frail then-81 year old.
Hur decided not to charge Biden for keeping classified documents in his Delaware garage because he 'would likely present himself to a jury' as a 'sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.'
Among the many struggles Biden has faced as president, inflation and the Middle East conflict reflect Jimmy Carter's time in the White House.
President-elect Donald Trump has often compared the Democratic presidents, and has even labeled them two of the worst.
'Jimmy Carter's happy because he's had a brilliant presidency compared to Biden,' Trump joked on the campaign trail in April.
Carter only served one term due to losing his 1980 reelection bid to Republican President Ronald Reagan. The former president died on Sunday, at the age of 100.
Biden dropped his reelection bid in July after a disastrous June debate performance with his successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, losing to Trump in the general election last month.
As Biden nears the end of his term, his poll numbers are closing in on Carter's as well.
Biden's approval rating stands at 37 percent but is trending downward, so he's likely to leave with the same - or worse - numbers than Carter.
What's more, is that a couple weeks ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 267 points or .6 percent down for the ninth straight day in a row - something that hasn't happened since February 1978, when 100-year-old President Carter was in office, CNN reported using FactSet data.
