Republican strategist Scott Jennings explained on “The PBD Podcast” Tuesday why he became a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump after previously not comprehending his appeal.
“The Daily Show” ran a segment posted to YouTube on Friday featuring Jennings criticizing Trump in the past before embracing the president. “The PBD Podcast” co-host Adam Sosnick mentioned the segment and asked Jennings what changed his opinion on Trump.
“Well, I’ve voted Republican my whole life. And I did vote for him three times. But like everybody else, I didn’t get it. I mean, I readily admit I did not get it. I did not understand it,” Jennings said. “I did not get how this guy who hadn’t been a Republican was coming along to take over the Republican Party. I just — I did not get it. And so over time, I began to realize what he was doing. And I also began to realize the choice. And in 2024, for me, there was no — I mean, [former Vice President] Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump? The idea of common sense versus whatever it is she was selling.”
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“Plus his opposition, the reflexive nature of his opposition — to hate and try to delegitimize him on everything he does, I think is terrible for America … They’re rooting against America,” he added. “On the tariffs, all April, they were hoping it would fail … On Iran, when we bombed the missile sites, what’s the first thing that happened? ‘We gotta impeach him.’ ‘Oh, he didn’t do that much damage.’ The immediate delegitimization of this guy — every time he does something, they root for America’s failure.”
Jennings added that he does not always support Trump’s actions.
“But I’ll tell you this: I like it that he roots for America,” he said. “And I hate it that they root against America just because he did it.”
Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett disclosed on “The Breakfast Club” in February that she was “rooting for” Canada and Mexico due to their opposition to the Trump administration.
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The Wall Street Journal released a poll on Friday showing that the Democratic Party’s favorability rating is only 33% while its unfavorability rating is 63% — the highest percentage for the party in the outlet’s polling since 1990.
Jennings said earlier on “The PBD Podcast” Tuesday that he believes the Democratic Party’s popularity has cratered to historic lows due to a combination of former President Joe Biden’s presidency and Democrats’ “cultural radicalism.”
“[W]hen you’re willing to die on all these 80/20 hills, eventually your approval rating will wind up — I’m no mathematician — but around 20,” he said. “They’re getting there.”
A July 17 CNN poll also showed that the Democratic Party has a favorability rating of 28% — the lowest percentage for the party in the outlet’s polling since 1992.
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