MAGA Pundit Torched For ‘Unfathomably Stupid’ Misreading Of Tim Walz’s Call For Peace

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Thursday twisted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) clear call for peace, claiming the governor “believes he is seceding from the Union” — and online critics pounced on Jennings’ “unfathomably stupid” reaction.

Minnesotans have been protesting since local resident Renee Good was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer last week. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy the U.S. military against American citizens.

Walz hoped to alleviate local tensions Thursday with an assuring post on X.

“State investigators have been on the scene in Minneapolis,” the governor wrote. “I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets. But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace. Don’t give him what he wants.”

It’s unclear whether Jennings intentionally misconstrued the post when he reshared it and wrote, “‘Minnesota will remain an island.’ Walz cannot be more explicit — this buffoon believes he is seceding from the Union. We are well into Insurrection Act territory.”

Jennings wasn’t always a devoted Trump supporter. He called Trump an “authoritarian” in a 2016 opinion column and said live on CNN after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that Trump “clearly violated his oath of office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.”

He’s since made a significant heel turn and regularly defends Trump in heated debates on CNN. While Jennings has frequently been flamed on social media as a result, critics appeared angrier than ever Thursday for his disregard of escalating tensions in Minnesota.

“What is wrong with you?” asked one X user, with another person writing: “There will come a day when you will have to face accountability for what you’ve done to help this regime and the downfall of this country. History will remember what you did in this moment, Scott.”

Another wrote: “You absolute shit muppet. Talk about an obvious and intentional misquote.”

The Bulwark’s White House correspondent, Andrew Egger, meanwhile, argued that Jennings was “obviously lying” on purpose.

While his true motivations remain unclear, Jennings was mocked and condemned by critics on social media, including The Atlantic’s Jonathan Chait and Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.).