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CNN Panel Debates Accountability in Minnesota Fraud Cases
CNN host Abby Phillip challenged Scott Jennings for comparing a Muslim headscarf to The Handmaid's Tale during a debate on fraud allegations involving Minnesota's Somali migrants.
- On Monday during CNN's NewsNight panel, Abby Phillip accused Scott Jennings of trying to denigrate a whole religion after he compared Peggy Flanagan's hijab to The Handmaid's Tale.
- The debate began over allegations that federal prosecutors charged more than 90 individuals linked to alleged theft of over half the $18 billion in Medicaid programs since 2018, prompted by independent journalist Nick Shirley's visits to Somali-owned daycare centers.
- Defending his remarks, Scott Jennings said Democrats' catering to the Somali community was weird and argued he highlighted a white, liberal woman wearing a hijab without religious intent, denying he meant to denigrate Muslim people.
- Liberal CNN viewers responded by urging the network to fire Scott Jennings, while some said he boosts audience interest as a regular on NewsNight, CNN's higher-rated show.
- Looking beyond the TV exchange, Minnesota's Somali community numbers around 100,000 and Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party leaders have supported it amid conservative scrutiny, while critics noted that `The Handmaid's Tale` imagery is fictional and distinct from Muslim dress, with far-left feminist protesters recently adopting similar costumes.
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