On Monday’s NewsNight, Democrat activist Cameron Kasky twice declared that President Donald Trump was in charge of an international sex-trafficking ring. During the CNN show, Republican commentator Scott Jennings called Kasky out, much to the chagrin of substitute host John Berman. On Tuesday, Kasky posted a snarky ‘retraction’ on X that caught the eye of Jennings.
Here’s more. (WATCH)
Someone got the call… I’m not sure if that smug retraction is gonna hold up in court, kid, but you just might find out 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/EQDOPHFllV
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 21, 2026
Trump suing Kasky would be nice but unlikely based on how Trump has treated others making similar claims.
Posters say Kasky’s behavior in the clip is horrible, but note that Berman comes off as bad or worse.
Honestly, I think @johnberman comes off the worst in this clip. His smug claim to be the only authorized "fact" "checker" is belied by his failure to do so.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 21, 2026
Absolutely. He makes Abby look balanced and clever.
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) January 21, 2026
There was a tangible undercurrent of hostility directed at Scott.
— Jean Claude Boudoir (@BoudoirJean) January 22, 2026
It's hard to not come off looking bad when he lets an obviously insane BlueAnon conspiracy theory rant go unfact-checked and ends up letting Jennings be the one to flag the boy on it.
— Brooklyn (@BrooklynBlvd1) January 22, 2026
It looks like Berman was content in letting the comment slide until pushed into reacting by Jennings.
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Kasky’s comment is abhorrent, but his ‘retraction’ is bringing more attention to the clip, which reflects badly on Berman.
..first, he WAS gonna "let it lie"..
— Linda Kester (@lindajosherrill) January 22, 2026
..and his "satisfied?" to scott jennings showed he was angry about having to do it..
He was asleep. He was asking himself how he got there, and what poor decision-making led him to have to cover for Abby on that show.
— Paul Kuras (@KurasPaul) January 21, 2026
You did @JohnBerman ‘s job for him. “We’ll do the fact checking.” Then do it!
— It's Dave (@dave_not_here) January 21, 2026
He was ready to just let that little gaslighting astroturfing bs fly right through.
Love your stuff.
“Scott, I will do the fact checking as we go along here.”
— Alex (@TheAlexJacob) January 21, 2026
Except you wouldn’t have if not for Scott calling out the absurdity you were about to completely let slide….
The only one who comes across looking good in this whole debacle is Jennings.
Commenters are debating whether Kasky’s ‘retraction’ was sincere or just a chance to get in another jab at Trump.
It was no accident! He doubled down on it and nearly did a third before the host cut him off.
— Sherice (@Sherice0799) January 22, 2026
He did it a third time in his apology tweet. He thinks he's being clever
— Sylvia_Adams 🏳️🌈 (@Sylvia_Adams99) January 22, 2026
If Scott wasn't there it would just be another version of the view.
— Warren Coleman (@wdcole71) January 21, 2026
Jennings is the only check on NewsNight’s rabid Democrat guests on most nights. The last poster is correct. Without Jennings pushing back on the NewsNight’s Democrat/leftist guests, the show would be just another clone of ABC’s The View.