Burchett appeared on Hunt’s show “The Arena” to discuss corruption in Washington when the congressman’s feed was lost mid-rant.

“The real problem, ma’am, is the politicians are greedy and they’re selling this country down the road,” Burchett said before Hunt pressed, “Yourself included?”

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt’s interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was abruptly cut off Tuesday. X/atrupar

“Well, they’re sellin’ us all down the road. I don’t, I don’t go with them, but you don’t see me —” Burchett replied before Hunt interjected, “But you’re a politician.”

“Well, heck yeah, I am, and you’re in the media, so we’re both hated,” Burchett shot back.

As the Tennessee lawmaker continued blasting lobbyists and “five-dollar-bill”-chasing politicians, his video connection dropped.

“Well, it looks like we lost this politician,” Hunt said on air.

Hunt said she was about to ask about convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein and alleged “preferential treatment” for his former associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. X/atrupar

“I was going to ask him about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s apparent preferential treatment. We’re not going to have a chance to do that now, hopefully next time.”

Hunt did not elaborate on what she planned to ask, but her comment came as lawmakers in Washington raise questions over Maxwell’s current status at a federal prison in Texas.

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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee claimed this week that the British socialite is being “waited on hand and foot” and enjoying unusually relaxed conditions for a convicted sex trafficker.

In 2022, Maxwell, 63, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Epstein recruit and groom underage girls.

Burchett appeared on Hunt’s show “The Arena” to discuss corruption in Washington when the congressman’s feed was lost mid-rant. X/atrupar

Earlier this week, Democrats claimed that Maxwell was planning to apply for a commutation of her sentence, which is set to run through 2037. President Trump recently deflected questions about whether he would grant a request for clemency.

She was transferred to a low-security facility in Fort Worth following meetings between Trump-era Justice Department officials and her legal team.

Burchett and other lawmakers from both parties have demanded the release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein. AP

Epstein, a former financier with ties to Trump and other prominent figures, died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

The Justice Department ruled his death a suicide, though the circumstances — including broken cameras and missing guards — fueled widespread skepticism.

Democrats say Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask President Trump for a commutation of her sentence. ZUMA24.com

Earlier this year, Trump’s Justice Department reaffirmed that conclusion and said there was no evidence Epstein trafficked women for “high-profile friends and clients,” despite repeated claims by victims and their attorneys.

Burchett has publicly said he does not trust that finding, urging Congress to independently review the case.

Epstein’s name has continued to surface in Washington, where both Republicans and Democrats have demanded the release of thousands of pages of court and investigative documents related to his associates.

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“There’s this lunatic on MSNBC at 10 o’clock every night named Lawrence O’Donnell,” Jennings said Wednesday on “The Scott Jennings Radio Show.”

“I had sort of forgotten that he was a thing. But I guess he still has a show and he went crazy on yours truly the other night.”

CNN political commentator Scott Jennings tore into MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell this week. X/ScottJenningsKY

Jennings said O’Donnell’s attack was fueled by jealousy over sagging ratings. He attacked the former aide to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) as a “failed media personality.”

“Here is Lawrence O’Donnell’s real problem. He’s irrelevant. Nobody likes his show,” Jennings said.

The conservative pundit, who frequently appears on CNN’s “NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” claimed the show was beating O’Donnell’s “Last Word” in the Nielsen ratings by “30% on a nightly basis” among viewers aged 25 to 54 — the key advertising demographic — in the month of October.

In terms of overall viewership, O’Donnell generates a larger audience than Phillip, according to Nielsen figures.

“Can you imagine having a television show on a network and you spend your precious time on that network complaining about what someone else is doing on another network?” Jennings said.

“That’s how much pressure Lawrence O’Donnell is under.”

“There’s this lunatic on MSNBC at 10 o’clock every night named Lawrence O’Donnell,” Jennings said Wednesday on “The Scott Jennings Radio Show.” O’Donnell is pictured above. MSNBC

O’Donnell kicked off the feud Monday on his show when he torched CNN for what he called “absurdly degraded” programming under network chief Mark Thompson.

“The head of CNN … hired by the Trump-supporting owner and operator of CNN, is an Englishman who thinks paying Scott Jennings to lie about Donald Trump is money very well spent,” O’Donnell said.

The conservative pundit, who frequently appears on CNN’s “NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” claimed the show was beating O’Donnell’s “Last Word” in ratings among the 25-54 age demographic. CNN

He accused Jennings, a former aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), of transforming into “a rabid, lying Trump supporter” to boost his profile.

“When he first started appearing on television, he was capable of criticizing some of the more extreme Trump positions,” O’Donnell said.

“Can you imagine having a television show on a network and you spend your precious time on that network complaining about what someone else is doing on another network?” Jennings said. X/ScottJenningsKY

“But Scott Jennings figured out where the money is and how he could get his own podcast and decided to become the ‘JD Vance of CNN.’”

O’Donnell also mocked Thompson’s recent remarks comparing Jennings to D’Artagnan of “The Three Musketeers,” calling the compliment “the single goofiest thing ever said by anyone in charge of CNN.”

“Good television,” O’Donnell scoffed. “Here’s how bad that television is that they make over there. The show that Scott Jennings frequents the most is on opposite this program. And that show on a good night gets half — half of the audience of this show.”

There’s this irrelevant lunatic on MSNBC named Lawrence O’Donnell. I actually forgot he existed.

But apparently, my existence caused him to have a mental breakdown live on the air.

I think I’ve figured out why he’s so upset pic.twitter.com/GyRmeyMW9X

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) October 29, 2025

In an interview with Mediaite earlier this month, Thompson likened Jennings to D’Artagnan for his spirited clashes with liberal panelists.

“He’s got his sword out and he’s got about four Democrats against him, but he spiked them all off,” Thompson said.

“And it makes for not just good television, but also for, in some ways, a slightly deeper testing of the ideas all the way around that table.”

The Post has sought comment from CNN and MSNBC.

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