


Scott Jennings is considering a run for Mitch Mcconnell’s Senate seat, which will come available next year as the quasi-RINO Republican retires from the Senate. But he’ll only do it under one condition.
And that condition is if he gets President Trump’s blessing:
NY POST – Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings is mulling a run to replace retiring Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell — but is waiting to see if President Trump will give him the green light.
“If the president wants me, I’ll run,” the veteran political strategist spilled at an afterparty following Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to the Daily Beast.
“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.
A well-connected GOP operative told The Post that Jennings’ interest in running for Senate was “certainly not fake.”
Jennings, 47, who did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment, has emerged as a popular commentator for his frequent appearances on CNN’s “News Night With Abby Phillip” over the past year.
His clashes with liberal pundits on the show and game defenses of Trump administration policies have earned him gushing praise from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Last month, Jennings received a big pay raise and a new contract at CNN, even though the network declined to let him headline his own show.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee declined to comment about Jennings launching a bid for the Kentucky seat.
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced his candidacy within minutes of McConnell announcing his retirement in February — and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) joined the fray last week.
Scott Jennings would be a fantastic Senator, but I really love seeing him on CNN continually wrecking these liberals. So I’m split on whether I want him to run…