We are just over ten weeks away from the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and as we get closer you can expect the liberal media to scrutinize every aspect of our nation and attempt to portray us as unfair, and racist, like they do now, but more so. On CNN's The Arena on Tuesday, host Kasie Hunt decided to use the upcoming celebration to push the left's narrative.
Hunt began the segment by portraying us as a nation is crisis, "That milestone comes at a time of deep division and heightened pessimism about the future of the country." She then played short clips from former Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton and Biden, who had appeared on NBC's Today, all expressing optimism for the future, while she implied that we are in some sort of crisis, a premise that didn't sit well with Scott Jennings, who weighed in when it was his turn.
JENNINGS: I like it when our leaders talk about, a hopeful future. I think that's good for the country. I guess I sort of reject the premise of the conversation a little in that, you know, these are somehow dark times and we're living through this uncertain rough patch. I mean, I'm pretty happy, you know, and I think a lot of people are.
Hunt couldn't wait to challenge that optimism. After claiming that she doesn't want to make this about Donald Trump, Hunt put up results from a recent NBC News Decision Desk poll, which asked, "do you expect life for your generation to be better, worse or about the same?" The results posted showed 30% said better than previous generations, 48% worse, and 22% about the same. You can interpret those numbers as a majority, 52% saying better or the same. She chose not to report it that way.
HUNT: I take your point. You don't want to take the premise that people are pessimistic, not optimistic. But the bottom line is that's not a number about politics, right? That's about people feeling like the promise of America isn't what it used to be.
She then pulled up more results.
HUNT: And even if we look at like what the United States is the greatest country in the world, 36% of people said that was true, 41% said it's one of, but 23% of people said, we're not one of the greatest countries.
Again, the results could have been reported that 77% said America was the greatest or one of the greatest countries in the world, but that wouldn't fit the narrative. And Jennings was anxious to see the break-down by party affiliation, but was left disappointed.
JENNINGS: And if you look at the splits on that by politics, what would you find?
HUNT: I don't have that slide.
Very convenient. Then Jennings brought up a previous Gallup poll to make his point.
JENNINGS: But if you looked at the splits on how people feel about America, the promise of America, if you look at whether they're proud of their country or not, Gallup has measured this. Republicans and conservatives are proud to be Americans, and it's Democrats and liberals who are not... I think there's a political movement in this country right now built on telling people that America is rotten at its core. It's not the Republican ideology.
A Gallup poll from June of 2025 shows Jennings is correct. From 2016-2025, Baby Boomer Republicans are proud to be Americans 93%-67% over Dems. GOP Gen Xers, 92%-72 over Dems, Millennials 87-61%, and even Gen Z Republicans beat their Dem counterparts 65%-24%.
Jennings was making perfect sense, so panelist Kate Bedingfield tried to counter him, but it didn't work.
BEDINGFIELD: I think this point about partisan divide and the way you're breaking down partisan divide is exactly the problem.
JENNINGS: The problem, to tell you the truth about the numbers?
BEDINGFIELD: No, Scott, give me a break. Like come on.
JENNINGS: I'm not going to give you a break about the math.
BEDINGFIELD: Even if you are not willing to concede the idea that Americans don't feel optimistic about the future, you must be willing to concede that our politics right now is personal, vicious, divided, ugly in a way that turns regular people off, doesn't engage.
Jennings put her away by stating the obvious, again: "I agree. We have we have Democrats cheering for Iran. I totally agree with you."
Jennings was echoing Dem Senator John Fetterman, who has called his party's response to the war, "disappointing." Trashing America's past, present, and future. Get ready, this is only the beginning.
