'Offensive': GOP insider Scott Jennings sees his old anti-Trump complaint used against him

GOP strategist Scott Jennings erupted on Wednesday night after a panelist on CNN noted something unsavory about the president's latest move.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump deployed more than 1,000 federal troops to Washington, D.C., to address local crime. He described the move as "Liberation Day" and said the military officers were going to "take our capital back." That is despite federal data showing that crime in the city is at a 30-year low.

During CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip," Democrat strategist Julie Roginsky recalled another time when there was a lot of crime in DC. She also noted that Trump chose not to deploy federal troops back then.

"I guess I'm old enough, Scott, to remember when you were appalled, as the rest of us were, on January 6 when he wouldn't..." Roginsky said before Jennings cut her off.

"So, because January 6 happened, we shouldn't enforce the law today?" Jennings shot back. "You want murders today?"

Roginsky, Jennings, panelist Jillian Michaels, and host Abby Phillip then began shouting over one another.

"It's a silly argument!" Jennings shouted.

"Just let her finish, Scott," Phillip said. "We haven't even heard the argument yet."

"She keeps taking pop shots at me, and I'm not going to allow it!" Jennings said. "It's a stupid argument, and I'm not going to allow it."

After the argument subsided, Roginsky said Trump could have deployed the National Guard on January 6, but chose not to.

"We all know that he's doing this because it's a power grab," Roginsky said. "He could have done it when this district was actually in danger on January 6, but he didn't. And I think that is what is so offensive."

"He talks about backing the blue or backing law enforcement, but he doesn't give a d----," Roginsky added.

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