Scott Jennings Battles CNN Panel: ‘You Cannot Say Trump Is Sending the Military to Shoot or Round up Citizens’

McGOWAN I have a ░░░░░░░░ of faith in our ░░░░░░░░ I have a lot ░░░░░░░░ respect for our military ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for Pete s service ░░░░░░░░ that s not how ░░░░░░░░ military is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ used I don t ░░░░░░░░ to be bringing back ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ be a country that ░░░░░░░░ people especially if we ░░░░░░░░ the kind of country ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ the military against our ░░░░░░░░ citizens JENNINGS Wait what ░░░░░░░░ that McGOWAN This kind ░░░░░░░░ thing concerns me JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ do you mean used ░░░░░░░░ our own citizens McGOWAN ░░░░░░░░ m talking about sending ░░░░░░░░ You said make blue ░░░░░░░░ behave What do you ░░░░░░░░ What are you talking ░░░░░░░░ McGOWAN I m talking ░░░░░░░░ sending the military into ░░░░░░░░ states to make them ░░░░░░░░ Getting Gavin Newsom under ░░░░░░░░ Getting JB Pritzker under ░░░░░░░░ making sure JENNINGS What ░░░░░░░░ you talking about McGOWAN ░░░░░░░░ m talking about things ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has actually ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS What do you ░░░░░░░░ like sending them to ░░░░░░░░ state capital to commandeer ░░░░░░░░ state government McGOWAN I ░░░░░░░░ I hope not but ░░░░░░░░ m definitely he s ░░░░░░░░ talked about that I ░░░░░░░░ t know why you ░░░░░░░░ acting like you ve ░░░░░░░░ heard this before PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ has talked about using ░░░░░░░░ military to suppress in ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter era ░░░░░░░░ protests in the street ░░░░░░░░ Yes He was there ░░░░░░░░ Jones I think it ░░░░░░░░ disingenuous to act like ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ s talking about to ░░░░░░░░ like he hasn t ░░░░░░░░ this We know what ░░░░░░░░ said We all heard ░░░░░░░░ say it And so ░░░░░░░░ s what it is ░░░░░░░░ military is only as ░░░░░░░░ as the people who ░░░░░░░░ running it Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ talked about putting things ░░░░░░░░ in place that have ░░░░░░░░ been policy for the ░░░░░░░░ States because they re ░░░░░░░░ And so we have ░░░░░░░░ decide are we going ░░░░░░░░ do what s right ░░░░░░░░ are we going to ░░░░░░░░ what what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ us to do when ░░░░░░░░ know that it s ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Can I just ░░░░░░░░ sure I understand your ░░░░░░░░ that you believe Donald ░░░░░░░░ is going to use ░░░░░░░░ military to set up ░░░░░░░░ like coups in state ░░░░░░░░ of states that he ░░░░░░░░ t win PHILLIP Scott ░░░░░░░░ think you re taking ░░░░░░░░ a step or two ░░░░░░░░ No she said make ░░░░░░░░ states behave And she ░░░░░░░░ said round up immigrants ░░░░░░░░ s not true It ░░░░░░░░ deport the illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ Scott I don t ░░░░░░░░ why you re acting ░░░░░░░░ let s PHILLIP I ░░░░░░░░ sorry hold on Hold ░░░░░░░░ I mean look let ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ Let s be precise ░░░░░░░░ has wanted to use ░░░░░░░░ military to do things ░░░░░░░░ that actually the military ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ that she s making ░░░░░░░░ Like what PHILLIP Like ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants That is ░░░░░░░░ not a function of ░░░░░░░░ military JENNINGS The military ░░░░░░░░ absolutely be used to ░░░░░░░░ with local officials to ░░░░░░░░ military resources but working ░░░░░░░░ other parts of the ░░░░░░░░ government and local officials ░░░░░░░░ already send the National ░░░░░░░░ to the border McGOWAN ░░░░░░░░ against the will of ░░░░░░░░ local officials or the ░░░░░░░░ of the state government ░░░░░░░░ Oh yes Oh yes ░░░░░░░░ can McGOWAN We have ░░░░░░░░ federalist government here PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ you know as well ░░░░░░░░ I know McGOWAN Oh ░░░░░░░░ you re saying exactly ░░░░░░░░ Trump is saying Oh ░░░░░░░░ we can We can ░░░░░░░░ it against the government ░░░░░░░░ will PHILLIP When the ░░░░░░░░ Guard gets sent to ░░░░░░░░ border they re sent ░░░░░░░░ tactical and sometimes just ░░░░░░░░ material support to the ░░░░░░░░ officials They re not ░░░░░░░░ rounding up migrants But ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been pretty ░░░░░░░░ that s his vision ░░░░░░░░ people who understand the ░░░░░░░░ around these things say ░░░░░░░░ I mean maybe I ░░░░░░░░ point to the lawyer ░░░░░░░░ have two lawyers at ░░░░░░░░ table but look it ░░░░░░░░ going to be an ░░░░░░░░ that s litigated if ░░░░░░░░ tries to do it ░░░░░░░░ s no question about ░░░░░░░░ Jones The military is ░░░░░░░░ supposed to take up ░░░░░░░░ against American citizens JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ re not You keep ░░░░░░░░ that This is about ░░░░░░░░ immigration You all keep ░░░░░░░░ American citizens It s ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants Jones Well ░░░░░░░░ do we know if ░░░░░░░░ re illegal or not ░░░░░░░░ know after they re ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS We have 1 ░░░░░░░░ Jones We know after ░░░░░░░░ die JENNINGS We have ░░░░░░░░ 6 million people in ░░░░░░░░ country who have already ░░░░░░░░ immigration deportation orders from ░░░░░░░░ McGOWAN Scott you re ░░░░░░░░ to illegal immigration That ░░░░░░░░ not the point Jones ░░░░░░░░ s always back to ░░░░░░░░ immigration with people who ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump It s ░░░░░░░░ back to illegal immigration ░░░░░░░░ that s not that ░░░░░░░░ not the only thing ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ American people We re ░░░░░░░░ about taking up arms ░░░░░░░░ them with a military ░░░░░░░░ s supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ them JENNINGS No No ░░░░░░░░ is not right You ░░░░░░░░ say Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ the military to round ░░░░░░░░ McGOWAN That s what ░░░░░░░░ said Jones That s ░░░░░░░░ he said That s ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ Totally false Jones He ░░░░░░░░ that JENNINGS Totally false ░░░░░░░░ That s what he ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott Scott JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ are in the fever ░░░░░░░░ Abby I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ What is your dispute ░░░░░░░░ I m not really ░░░░░░░░ understanding JENNINGS Because they ░░░░░░░░ saying that he s ░░░░░░░░ the military to shoot ░░░░░░░░ or round up American ░░░░░░░░ Not true McGOWAN We ░░░░░░░░ not say shoot people ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS You just said ░░░░░░░░ just said Take up ░░░░░░░░ Cross talk Jones I ░░░░░░░░ say take up arms ░░░░░░░░ when you send the ░░░░░░░░ in that s what ░░░░░░░░ re there for.”