All posts tagged "Kasie Hunt"

President Donald Trump's impromptu half-hour tour of the White House South Lawn surprised a CNN anchor with his use of time.

During a Wednesday segment on CNN, Kasie Hunt said Trump spent 32 minutes leading reporters around the White House while talking about stones, flagpoles, and his planned ballroom.

"32 minutes in a presidential day is an enormously long amount of time," Hunt said. "It doesn't feel like it. You can easily waste 32 minutes on Instagram like the rest of us, but he's running the country."...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) appeared annoyed Friday when CNN anchor Kasie Hunt asked him if he was still planning to run for re-election.

The question prompted a long pause from Fetterman, who got defensive with Hunt during the live broadcast.

"I've already filed, I'm fundraising for it," Fetterman said....

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was backed into a corner on Thursday during a CNN interview when anchor Kasie Hunt asked him to respond to domestic abuse allegations involving a fellow GOP lawmaker from Jordan's home state.

Hunt asked Jordan to comment on Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) after reports that Miller, who was married to Sen. Bernie Moreno's daughter Emily Moreno, had allegedly scalded her with hot water and held a gun to her head.

Jordan initially responded to Hunt's question and said "this is a family matter." ...

CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings was teased on-air Thursday for suggesting that Sen. Mitch McConnell would likely release a new statement sometime by Monday.

During a segment with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt, Jennings was asked if he had heard anything new from McConnell. Jennings claimed earlier this month that he had a 17-minute phone call with McConnell, whom he has known since he was a teenager and previously worked for. The MAGA commentator has faced growing criticism over his comments, including a network statement that the company would not vouch for Jennings' comments — and that they don't represent the organization's reporting.

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have expressed concern about McConnell's absence since he went missing from Congress 39 days ago for undisclosed medical treatment. Two weeks ago, his team released an image of him with his wife Elaine Chao, but that hasn't quelled the skepticism and questions surrounding his unknown condition....

A CNN anchor threw the election security comments of Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt back in her face.

On Thursday, Kasie Hunt spoke about President Donald Trump's upcoming speech on election security. The Trump administration has kept details under wraps, saying only that new evidence of election meddling will be presented.

Leavitt told reporters, however, that the speech "will shock you if you have an honest eye, listening to the president tonight, and everything he is saying will be backed by facts and by evidence that will be provided this evening."...

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt didn't hold back on Friday during a live segment about Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), pushing conservative commentator Scott Jennings to call up the 84-year-old lawmaker.

Hunt and a panel of analysts were talking about the growing speculation over the longtime Republican senator's health as rumors were swirling around his unknown condition. She turned to Jennings, who claimed McConnell called him Tuesday and they spoke about a variety of topics.

CNN has since distanced itself from Jennings' claims and referred to him as a "commentator" and "not a full-time employee or journalist for the network." The network clarified this stance Friday in a statement, adding that Jennings' apparent conversation with McConnell was a personal chat, amid skepticism over the pundit's comments....