Former President Donald Trump's false claim about Haitian immigrants abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, is putting some of his most steadfast defenders in an indefensible position. Scott Jennings, a Republican strategist who once served as a special aide to former President George W. Bush, attempted to put a positive spin on Trump's remarks while appearing on CNN's "NewsNight With Abby Phillip," but quickly fell into silence as his fellow panelists pressed him further.
“I do think it’s a legitimate conversation to have about the societal public safety health impacts any time cities or communities get drastically changed because of our immigration system,” Jennings said. “Whether that’s in Springfield, whether that’s on the border with Mexico, whether that’s New York City, which has had issues. So I don’t think that’s an illegitimate conversation to have.”
