CNN explodes when Scott Jennings asks two Democratic panelists how many of Joe Biden's staffers were elected by voters

CNN explodes when Scott Jennings asks two Democratic panelists how many of Joe Biden's staffers (who actually ran the country) were elected by voters, adding George Soros “collects your people like Pokemon cards”....

Jennings: “I'm sorry, can I — can I ask a question? Did Joe Biden have staff at the White House, and how many of those staff members were elected?”

Biden 2020 adviser Alencia Johnson: “Well, but Scott, Elon Musk —”

Jennings: “Zero. The answer is zero.”

Johnson: “— has a position that’s bigger than staff.”

Jennings: “Every president appoints people to do things for them.”

Johnson: “This is different from the chief of staff.”

Jennings: “To call him unelected is like —”

Johnson: “This is different from someone who has background in government.”

Jennings: “— the most naive and ridiculous talking point I've ever heard.”

Johnson: “Scott, I can't believe you would believe something like this, because if this was Joe Biden allowing for a billionaire —”

Jennings: “Allowing people who weren't elected —”

Johnson: “— who helped get him elected —”

Jennings: “— to run the country —”

Johnson: “— in the White House —”

Jennings: “— for the last four years? Yeah, I would believe that, actually.”

WATCH: CNN explodes when @ScottJenningsKY asks two Democratic panelists how many of Joe Biden's staffers (who actually ran the country) were elected by voters, adding George Soros “collects your people like Pokemon cards”....

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Johnson: “— you all would be throwing another coup like January 6.”

Blitzer: “I want —”

Jennings: “I would believe it if Joe Biden had unelected people running the government for the last — may — the last year, maybe the last four years? Yeah, I’d believe every word of it.”

Johnson: “You — you would be up in arms. Scott. You would —”

Jennings: “I was up in arms about it.”

Johnson: “— would literally be up in arms — you and your Republican members —”

NYT host Lulu Garcia-Navarro: “I think there’s a difference if — if it was George Soros —”

Johnson: “— would be up in arms about it.”

Garcia-Navarro: “— I think that the example is not obviously everyone has unelected people in — that they appoint. The difference is if it was George Soros —”

Blitzer: “— alright —”

Jennings: “George Soros does have influence over Democrats. He collects your people like Pokemon cards.”

Johnson: “He’s not in [inaudible] of me, Scott.”

Jennings: “He has influence over every single one of you.”

Blitzer: “— everybody, hold on — hold on — hold on. Everybody, hold on.”