Political commentator Scott Jennings pronounced “that’s a new one” when a fellow CNN panelist claimed on Wednesday that Department of Government Efficiency workforce cuts caused diners to shut down.
In the segment, Jennings touted some of the economic progress made thus far under President Donald Trump in terms of bringing core inflation down. He further contended that the recent passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” bodes well going into the future.
Liberal commentator Tara Setmayer sought to counter the picture Jennings was painting by arguing that DOGE has caused economic harm.
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She referenced a diner that “closed because Donald Trump and DOGE came in and cut tens of thousands of jobs in their hometown.”
First, it’s hard to imagine a “town” besides Washington, D.C., where
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