How Scott Jennings Became Trump’s Favorite Mouthpiece

In the opening pages of the book, Jennings mentions how he was hired at CNN a few months after they signed JD Vance. Vance was supposed to be the ‘never-Trump’ guy, Jennings to represent the ‘average republican’ who supported the president. He claims that in 2017, he also “expressed some misgivings” about things Trump had done and said over the years, but apparently “over time I had come to find a new respect for Trump.” Yes, after nearly ten years of scandal, apparently, Jennings respects Trump even more than he used to.

“I was hired by CNN as a pundit in 2017, just a few months after they signed JD Vance. [Vance] was supposed to be the “Never Trump” Republican voice and I was to serve as an emblem of the average Republican voter that largely supported the president.”

Jennings famously wrote about Trump in 2019, “Is Trump the perfect representation of disrespected rural Republicans? No, of course not. But we didn’t hire a barbarian to sing soprano in the choir; we hired him to beat back the savages.” One wonders which ‘savages’ Jennings could be referring to. Jennings claims that by February 2025, he felt more politically aligned with Donald Trump than ever.

The book opens with a recollection of Jennings’ first meeting with Trump, a meeting he doesn’t seem to see the irony in. According to Jennings, Trump spent the entire beginning of their conversation bragging about the Oval Office and outlining future design strategies, even though, according to Jennings, he had already “marvelled at his constant redecorating.” Of course, Jennings made sure not to accidentally slight Trump, stating a few lines later, “if anyone knows where to hang a chandelier, it’s this man”.

The book is an incredible retelling of the facts, all while attempting to hide the fact that Trump clearly struggled to have coherent conversations with Jennings. The book is filled with little reassurances for anyone wondering about the state of America, such as “watching Trump command his people was remarkable – I sure as hell know who is in charge: Donald J Trump.”, Some passages seem to read more like fan fiction than political commentary, but clearly they received Trump’s stamp of approval.

“To say that I was impressed by Trump is an understatement. This was a man in control… He’s charming, he moves fast, he’s funny… and he’s far more in tune with the daily zeitgeist than [his enemies] could ever hope to be.”

While the book reads like a clear piece of propaganda, it is chock-full of quotes from Trump, some of his senior staffers, and Scott Jennings. The book was released in November 2025, with Donald Trump and nearly every conservative-leaning podcast advertising it over the last month.