CNN’s Abby Phillip and Scott Jennings got into an on-air debate over the United States’ conflict with Venezuela on Friday, and then tensions rose on social media over the weekend.

Jennings posted a clip from his conversation with Phillip to X on Saturday and captioned it, “Trump: Maybe we shouldn’t let Venezuela send drugs & terrorists to the United States. Nobody: Absolutely Nobody: CNN: Come on, Scott, is Venezuela really that bad?” He then added, “Even I still get surprised sometimes.”

Phillip clapped back, “Absolutely no one defended Venezuela’s regime at this table. That’s a lie.” She then referenced the points she made during the on-air conversation, writing, “Fentanyl is responsible for 70% of the drug overdose deaths in America. And 90% of it comes from Mexico, not Venezuela.

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