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Scott Jennings humiliated as CNN panel laughs at his 'comedic' Trump hypothetical

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Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings botched an attempt to defend President Donald Trump's tariffs with a hypothetical that led to everyone laughing in his face. On Wednesday, Jennings was part of the roundtable on CNN Newsnight, and he tried to back up Trump's handling of the economy by posing a question to the other pundits, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio , New York Times reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Democratic political strategist Bakari Sellers. "I have a sincere question for you because you all very concerned about the tariffs as taxes," Jennings said, referring to critics' argument that tariffs function as a tax on American consumers because importers pass the cost along as higher prices. "If Donald Trump tomorrow said, 'I'll trade you elimination of all tariffs for elimination of all corporate income taxes,' would you take the deal?" The panel responded with faces of confusion. De Blasio squinted his eyes and turned his head sideways while Garcia-Navar