Scott Jennings lost his cool on Thursday’s (April 29) edition of CNN NewsNight as he debated with MeidasTouch commentator Adam Mockler about President Donald Trump‘s war with Iran.
The pair were discussing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with Mockler pressing the conservative commentator to “name one concession” the U.S. had got from Iran since Trump launched his attacks on the country alongside Israel on February 28.
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