Overview
- On The Last Word, O’Donnell called CNN “absurdly degraded” and alleged the network pays conservative contributor Scott Jennings to “lie” about President Trump.
- He touted his show’s audience as larger than CNN’s NewsNight, where Jennings frequently appears, and argued Jennings shifted to a pro‑Trump posture for personal gain.
- CNN chief Mark Thompson had recently defended Jennings, likening him to D’Artagnan and calling his panels “good television” and a deeper test of ideas.
- Jennings replied on X, “No, Lawrence, I do not have time to save your show,” while a CNN source countered O’Donnell’s “lost in America Englishman” line by noting Thompson is an American citizen.
- The clash unfolded as CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery conducts a strategic review after unsolicited takeover interest, with no announced deals or editorial changes linked to this dispute.