'Don't accuse me!': CNN host cuts off Republican insider Scott Jennings in tense exchange

Tom Boggioni

Feb. 12, 2025, 2:45 p.m.

CNN host Kate Bolduan confronted Republican Scott Jennings for questioning her integrity during a feisty segment on Wednesday morning about Elon Musk's appearance in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

After sharing clips of Musk attempting to explain what his controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been doing while claiming he has been "transparent," Boldaun asked the conservative CNN contributor if he agreed.

Instead, Jennings began by pointing out that Musk was working for free as if that had anything to do with her question.

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"He could be doing anything else," Jennings attempted. "He's got companies, he's the richest guy in the world, doesn't need to do this. He has decided to give his own time to a government of a country that he loves, that has given him all this opportunity."

"I take him at his word that he wants to be transparent, that he invites transparency," he added. "Obviously, everybody in the English-speaking world, media is looking into him every single day."

"The definition of it is he's not been on the front end of this so far, he has not been transparent. I mean, there maybe they ––," Bolduan shot back only to have Jennings talk over her with, "They are making routine announcements about the things they are finding, and they are inviting questions about the things they are finding every single day."

"But by definition, he's not being transparent, they're not, they're not providing data for the things that they say they have found evidence of. They just aren't," the CNN host corrected him.

"I mean, the White House has provided––," Jennings replied.

"You can make announcements, and he also did admit that he actually––," Bolduan stated.

"You just don't believe it," Jennings interrupted again "I mean, they are providing information. You just choose not to believe that it's true."

"No no no," Bolduan shot back. "I don't think anyone should just believe that it's true. Do you think that people have taken kickbacks of tens of millions of dollars from USAID?"

"Don't accuse me of just ––," the CNN host complained as Jennings cut her off with, "I'm just asking you, do you believe that there is any level of fraud, waste, fraud and abuse?"

"No, no, no, that's not what you're asking me and I'm going to ask the questions; don't accuse me of just ––," she exclaimed.

"If you believe that, do you believe that it's possible that they are finding and producing information about it?" Jennings interrupted again.

"Of course," the host replied. "That wasn't my question. My question was by definition, they're not being transparent."

"What do you want them to do?" the conservative asked.

"Provide data, if they're firing, if they're providing data that they have found people, everyone would want to know if someone has received kickbacks to the tune of tens of millions," she informed him.

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