Conservative commentator Scott Jennings endured some quick-witted pushback Thursday on CNN for arguing that “a bunch of people” could start to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and help round up immigrants — simply because actor Dean Cain announced he will.
“Having someone like that out touting it, talking about, ‘Hey, this is a thing you can do for your government, this is a public service,’ it’s going to help them recruit and they have a bunch of people to recruit,” Jennings said on “NewsNight With Abby Phillip.”
Cain, who played Superman in the 1990s ABC series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” told Fox News on Wednesday that he’s already a reserve police officer in Idaho. The former television star then announced that he’ll be “sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP.”
Jennings joined a burgeoning Republican chorus in touting the news as an invaluable recruitment tool. Guest panelist and podcaster Van Lathan couldn’t help but interrupt, however, and said: “Scott, it’s not ’95. Nobody gives a Sam Hill what Dean Cain does.”
“You may not,” replied Jennings, suggesting Cain remains an influential conservative.
