On Wednesday’s CNN Newsroom, co-anchor Alisyn Camerota and political commentator Scott Jennings went at it over the former’s denial that Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) supports abortion up to the moment of birth. The argument started after Jennings stated that he didn’t necessarily buy the story in the liberal Daily Beast that claimed Warnock’s opponent Herschel Walker had reportedly paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009.
“The Daily Beast hasn't printed her name. I find it interesting that no other media outlet will confirm the reporting either. So I don't know what the truth here is,” Jennings noted.
He then added that “a lot of Republicans are analyzing the situation, though, and that is it's in October, it seems to be a little nebulous what happened here. And you know, it feels like a lot—like an October surprise.”
Analyzing how many Republicans in Georgia are looking at the race, Jennings boiled the race down to essentially a choice between the lesser of two evils: “at the end of the day is Herschel Walker's candidacy perfect? No. Neither is Raphael Warnock's. There's a simple question which is who's going to run the country, is it going to be Democrats running the country in full, or are Republicans going to get a seat at the table by winning one or both chambers?”
Camerota jumped in to clarify if Jennings believes Walker’s denial that he didn’t pay for a woman’s abortion, “so you're saying that in this situation, you believe him?” She sneered.
“No, I'm saying I don't know what the truth is. I'm saying the Daily Beast has run a story which nobody else will confirm, including CNN, by the way,” Jennings replied.
The segment then went off the rails when Jennings dared to tell the truth about Warnock’s record on abortion: “there are a lot of Republicans out there saying in a worst-case scenario it is true, and Herschel Walker did pay for an abortion. You know what, Raphael Warnock wants to pay for all of them and up to the moment of birth. And so is this a perfect candidacy?”
Protecting her party, Camerota cried in response: “Raphael Warnock has never said he wants to pay for abortions up to the moment of birth. That is not true!”
“He has absolutely voted for unlimited abortion access—full stop. That is a true statement. 100 percent true. He did it earlier this year,” Jennings shot back.
He reminded Camerota and everyone watching that “the bill that Schumer put on the floor this year which Warnock voted for, all the Democrats except for a couple voted for, absolutely had no limits on access to abortion.”
Realizing that Jennings cornered her and had no way out, Camerota wailed “that’s fear-mongering what you're describing.”
Jennings simply replied that it’s not fear-mongering and he's "describing a bill that was voted on in the United States Senate,” and asked, “how is it fear-mongering to describe a bill?”
She never answered Jennings’ question and instead quickly moved on to another topic. Camerota knows she’s a liar and that Warnock is a fake Christian who supports abortion up until the moment of birth.
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CNN Newsroom
10/5/2022
3:30:46 p.m. EasternVICTOR BLACKWELL: Scott, the question here, on this interview this morning, Herschel walker said that he doesn't even know who this woman is. He doesn't know because they didn't publish her name. But she says that he wrote her a $700 check. You go back to 2009, find who you wrote a check to, or if you didn't say I don't have that. There are ways to prove this or even find out who this person is.
SCOTT JENNINGS: Yeah, he denies it. The Daily Beast hasn't printed her name. I find it interesting that no other media outlet will confirm the reporting either. So I don't know what the truth here is. I tell you how Republicans—at least a lot of Republicans are analyzing the situation, though, and that is it's in October, it seems to be a little nebulous what happened here. And you know, it feels like a lot—like an October surprise. So you're going to see Republicans discounting it for that reason. Then there's the macro argument of, you know, at the end of the day is Herschel Walker's candidacy perfect? No. Neither is Raphael Warnock's. There's a simple question which is who's going to run the country, is it going to be Democrats running the country in full, or are Republicans going to get a seat at the table by winning one or both chambers? So that issue may trump any personal trepidations they have about an individual candidate in Georgia or anywhere else for that matter.
ALISYN CAMEROTA: Scott, do you -- this isn't the first time that Herschel Walker has said -- let me put it this way, Herschel Walker has a track record of not telling the truth about his past. He hasn't fully explained how many kids he had, owned up to, he's talked about his college education which turned out not to be true. He's talked about him having been involved in law enforcement, which turned out not to be true. I could go on. He has a long track record of saying untrue things. So you're saying that in this situation, you believe him?
JENNINGS: No, I'm saying I don't know what the truth is. I'm saying the Daily Beast has run a story which nobody else will confirm, including CNN, by the way, and Herschel Walker says it's not true. I don't know what the truth is. But I will tell you this, there are a lot of Republicans out there saying in a worst-case scenario it is true, and Herschel Walker did pay for an abortion. You know what, Raphael Warnock wants to pay for all of them and up to the moment of birth. And so is this a perfect candidacy? No—
[crosstalk]
CAMEROTA: What? I don't think that's right. Scott. I don't think—Scott, that's just not true. Raphael Warnock has never said he wants to pay for abortions up to the moment of birth. That is not true.
JENNINGS: He has voted—he has absolutely voted for unlimited abortion access—full stop. That is a true statement. 100 percent true. He did it earlier this year.
CAMEROTA: Yeah, but the idea that there are abortions happening into the moment of birth is just not true, Scott. As you know. I mean, that's just—that's a—
[crosstalk]
JENNINGS: You and I have argued about this before. But the bill that Schumer put on the floor this year which Warnock voted for, all the Democrats except for a couple voted for, absolutely had no limits on access to abortion. And so—
CAMEROTA: That's different.
JENNINGS: If you're a pro-life Republican and you’re looking at these two situations, I'm telling you, that's how you would analyze it.
CAMEROTA: That's different, Scott. That’s fear-mongering what you're describing. But I do want to move on. Because I know this is about—well, it is, Scott. I mean, that's just not happening. That's not happening.
JENNINGS: It’s not! I'm describing a bill that was voted on in the United States Senate. How is it fear-mongering to describe a bill that—
CAMEROTA: You're describing a frightening horror situation that's not happening. But let’s move on, back to the politics of this.
