CNN’s Scott Jennings mulling major career move —but is awaiting Trump’s approval

WASHINGTON — CNN pundit Scott Jennings is mulling a run to replace retiring Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to a new report, but he’s waiting to hear first from President Trump.

“If the president wants me, I’ll run,” the conservative political strategist spilled at an afterparty following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, last Saturday, according to the Daily Beast.

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Scott Jennings got on stage during Trump’s rally in Michigan on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Pool Video

“If he wants somebody else, I’ll support that candidate,” added Jennings, a onetime adviser to McConnell, who will retire next year after being the longest-serving Senate leader of either party in the upper chamber’s history.