CNN Panelist Gets Mocked to His Face After His Trump Tariff Prediction Crashed and Burned [WATCH]

Republican strategist Scott Jennings pushed back against CNN International host Richard Quest during a live segment on Wednesday night, revisiting previous predictions Quest made about economic downturns tied to President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

The exchange occurred on “CNN NewsNight” and centered around the economic impact of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this year.

Jennings referred to Quest’s previous remarks from early April, when concerns were raised on air about the tariffs potentially triggering a global recession.

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“I would just like to go back — I would like to build a DeLorean and go back to April, when everybody here was predicting ‘likely to cause a recession, investment stops and a recession happens, they‘re not talking about a U.S. recession, they‘re talking about a global recession, lead to recession, eventually, there will be a recession,’” Jennings said, referencing the fictional time machine from the Back to the Future film franchise.

Quest responded, “So, very cleverly, very cleverly — hang on a chosen. If he’s chosen to use my words, I just want to point out — just a second, sir.”

Jennings replied, “I just want to point out, you called the recession. You called it. You took your shoe off,” referencing a previous moment on-air. Quest asked, “Would you like to see that again?”

During their April 7 segment, Quest had removed his shoe as part of a theatrical demonstration while discussing the predicted economic impact of tariffs.

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Jennings brought it up again, adding, “You took your shoe off. You brought cookies out here.”

Quest interjected, “15% shoe!”

Jennings continued, “You took your shoe off and you said there was going to be a recession.”

The discussion comes as new economic data has shifted the outlook. President Trump has announced significant trade agreements with both the European Union and Japan since July 22, while the U.S. economy posted a 3% annualized GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2025.

Quest suggested the situation was still unfolding, saying it was “too early” to judge the long-term effects of Trump’s tariff policies.

Jennings responded, “Richard, I am just a journalist and all I can do is read the economic data: 3% GDP. Trade deals. Record high in the stock market. Cooling inflation.”

Quest interjected, “No you’re not!”

“These trade deals are garbage!” Quest claimed.

Jennings responded, “Garbage? Oh, brother.”

In a separate development, economist Steve Moore described the state of the economy as strong during an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show earlier the same day.

“Oh my gosh, what a day. I cannot believe these numbers that came out today, Charlie. Trump is just hitting it out of the park,” Moore told Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

President Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs during a Rose Garden event on April 2, citing “horrendous imbalances” in global trade and the need to address the disparity in import duties placed on U.S. goods.

He later paused implementation of some of the measures via a Truth Social post on April 9.

The ongoing debate over the impact of those tariffs has featured prominently in cable news discussions, particularly as key economic indicators continue to show positive movement.

Alongside the trade announcements and GDP numbers, the U.S. stock market has reached record highs, while inflation has shown signs of cooling.