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Things went off the rails on CNN this week when Scott Jennings, the lone conservative voice on the network, asked why Democrats in Minnesota pander to the Somali community.

Jennings referenced the recent appearance of the Lt. Governor in a hijab while noting that the Somali community is a rather small minority in the state.

Host Abby Phillips and the other panelists lost their minds and immediately began basically accusing Jennings of racism.

Isn’t it amazing how so many journalists are rushing to defend and downplay the rampant fraud that has been uncovered there over the last week?

Townhall reports:

Folks on the left absolutely adore the television show The Handmaid’s Tale, except when someone like CNN’s Scott Jennings uses it agains tthem.

On Monday, CNN’s Newsnight’s panel devolved into a heated exchange in which the left-leaning hosts took issue with a quip Jennings made about Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who wore a hijab to visit a local mall.

“You’ve got to admit, though, the catering to the Somali community that goes on by the Democrats in Minnesota is a little weird, is it not?” Jennings said. “A small proportion of the population.”

Jennings continued, “They got the lieutenant governor up there dressed like The Handmaid’s Tale. I mean, why do they care?”

Then, the pearl-clutching began.

One of the panelists said Jennings was “out of line.”

Host Abby Phillips interjected, “Hold on a second, just a second, because I don’t think it would be acceptable for you to make a statement like that about Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn. Why on Earth is it acceptable to make a statement like that about people–”

Watch the video below:

Scott Jennings: “The catering to the Somali community that goes on by the Democrats in Minnesota is a little weird, is it not? They got the lieutenant governor up there dressed like the handmaid's tail.”

“Why do they cater to them? It's such a small portion of the population.… pic.twitter.com/Wm6PusL0je

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) December 30, 2025

Does anyone on the left have any idea how bizarre this looks to the vast majority of average Americans?

Democrats: The evil, patriarchal Republicans want to force women into subservience like in The Handmaid’s Tale.

Also Democrats: pic.twitter.com/stXpwtnDDk

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 26, 2025

And the point Scott was making is correct. You can’t complain that Trump is turning America into the Handmaid’s Tale and then voluntarily put on a hijab and expect to be taken seriously.

Mike LaChance Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

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