Scott Jennings Puts CNN Panel In A Tailspin Over Trump’s ‘Expansionist’ Rhetoric

CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings sparked reactions from the others around the table during a panel discussion on President-elect Donald Trump’s more recent “expansionist” rhetoric.

Referencing Trump’s assertions regarding the United States potentially taking control of the Panama Canal and Greenland — despite objections from those who currently control those two areas — host Abby Phillip said that Trump was marking a clear departure from an America that promoted peace over expansion.

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“We helped create a world order in which we said, you cannot just decide you want that country and then take your military and go into that country and take it,” Phillip began. “Okay, so that is the era of not being in an expansionist military era for the United States. And you’re saying that’s not true. Why is it not true?”

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“Well, you can think small if you want to, but I think Trump’s thinking big, and he’s thinking about U.S. interests,” Jennings replied. “There are U.S. interests in Greenland, they have rare earth minerals, we already have some kind of space facility there, and it would help fortify us against the Russians. The Panama Canal is of course of interest when you consider the Chinese incursions and influence in this hemisphere.”

“What Donald Trump is saying to the world is we are not a shrinking violet anymore,” Jennings continued. “We are the United States of America. We are the preeminent superpower. And reporters keep asking him to rule things out and take things off the table, and it would be the height of stupidity to do so now or do anything else before he takes office. Why would he tell the rest of the world what he may or may not do?”

Trump has also repeatedly ribbed Canadian officials — particularly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation earlier this week — about the possibility that the United States’ neighbor to the north could become the 51st state.

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