CNN Newsnight Panel Clash: Jennings Lashes Out

0:00On May 1, things got explosive on CNN's News Night last Thursday, April 29, during a panel chat about the war in Iran. Republican strategist Scott Jennings lost it on Democratic consultant Adam Mochler, yelling for him to get his hand out of his face with a curse word, flying. Host Abby Philip had to step in quick to cool the tempers. It kicked off when Mochler pushed back on Jennings' snarky comments, gesturing as he demanded a real political example. The two started overlapping, voices rising, until former Fox host Grotto Rivera cracked a joke likening it to old brawls in his studio. The clip spread like wildfire online, pulling in millions of views fast. Mochler, who's built a 2 million follower YouTube crowd as a progressive voice, mocked Jennings afterward for dodging the question like a kid about, to cry. Reactions poured in from dim circles and activists, slamming Jennings as totally unhinged and questioning why networks book him. Plenty pointed out Mochler's hand never got close to Jennings' face anyway.

1:02Moments like this highlight how raw these foreign policy talks have turned, with everyone watching for the next flare-up.