'Scott, Scott, Scott': CNN's Tapper grows frustrated as MAGA guest interrupts

CNN's Jake Tapper visibly lost patience as Scott Jennings, a longtime GOP strategist who is one of President Donald Trump's most passionate and enthusiastic voices on the network, tried to talk over Democratic counterpart David Axelrod's assessment of the economy.

Jennings, who was reportedly in the running to be Trump's press secretary during the transition, has become infamous for the arguments he triggers in roundtable discussions.

He opened his argument by criticizing the Democratic Party as out of step on cultural issues, to which Axelrod pointed out that cultural issues aren't where most of the American people's focus are to begin with.

"I think the working-class Middle America is concerned about the cost of food on their table. They're concerned out the cost of housing. They're concerned about the cost of energy," said Axelrod. "And they elected Donald Trump in part because he said he would do something about that. And so far, he's done a lot to enrich his own family and not much to enrich theirs. And I think as long as that's the case, you're going to hear people like Scott, who is kind of a surrogate of the Republican Party, trying to deflect attention these other things. I agree, I think Democrats made mistakes on some of these cultural issues, but the focus of most people is on these things."

ALSO READ: This Republican move will let Trump rule as a dictator

"With all due respect," Jennings cut in, "Donald Trump has better numbers on the economy than Democrats right now. Despite all the rhetoric and all the doom and gloom apocalyptic tales would look, the president's got better numbers than Democrats on the economy."

"All right. Scott, Scott, Scott," said Tapper, trying to reassert one at a time in the discussion, and giving the floor back to Axelrod.

"I would look at the CNN poll that just came out and reflect on the fact that a large majority, 58 percent, say the government should be doing more," said Axelrod. "The Republican numbers are diminishing on a lot of key issues, including immigration, by the way, because there's not — and I give the president credit on the border, I think the questions are on some of the other stuff he's doing. But on the economy, there is very little to point to, and in fact, these tariffs are only going to raise costs. So I think you're going to be talking more and more about social issues unless he gets on the stick and does something about economic issues."

Watch the video below or at the link here.

- YouTubewww.youtube.com