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‘Are You Saying I’m Not A Christian?’: Scott Jennings Erupts After CNN Host Uses Religion To Call Jordan Neely ‘Victim’

Charlie Kirk Staff

12/12/2024

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‘Are You Saying I’m Not A Christian?’: Scott Jennings Erupts After CNN Host Uses Religion To Call Jordan Neely ‘Victim’

Republican strategist Scott Jennings challenged CNN NewsNight guest host Audie Cornish on Tuesday night after she suggested that viewing Jordan Neely as a victim was “a Christian thing.”

Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man with a lengthy criminal record, died on May 1, 2023, after being restrained by Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, who intervened in response to what he described as Neely’s “threatening” behavior on a New York City subway.

During a discussion on the incident, Cornish referenced religion after Jennings questioned whether Neely should be considered the “victim” in the situation.

“You keep referring — you keep referring to Neely as the victim,” Jennings said. “I think Penny is the victim in this case, and I think the people on that — I think people on the train are the victims.”

“I have a tendency to call the people who die a victim,” Cornish responded. “We have different ideas about that. But to my mind, someone lost a child and I’m always going to feel for that person. That’s just how I’m built. It’s like a Christian thing.”

Jennings, who previously clashed with panelists on CNN about Penny, immediately interjected following those comments.

“Are you saying — are you saying I’m not a Christian?” Jennings asked, with Cornish responding defensively, “I’m not at all. I just want to make sure that you understand it’s a values-based comment, not a political one.”

“Are you saying I don’t have any values?” Jennings shot back at Cornish, prompting former CNN host John Avlon, who ran for a seat in the House of Representatives as a Democrat, to interject and claim, “No, Scott, she is not saying that. Stop it.”

WATCH:

A Manhattan jury on Monday acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, following a judge’s dismissal of a manslaughter charge against the Marine veteran on Friday.

Penny still faces a civil lawsuit filed by Neely’s father who seemingly appeared out of nowhere after the jury’s decision.

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Charlie is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast, which regularly ranks among the top-10 news shows on Apple podcast news charts, and is the host of the nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Salem Radio Network live from 12 - 3 PM ET.
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