Parnas then jabbed Jennings over his defense of Trump, suggesting that he could replace White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “I know Scott doesn’t like it, but he’s auditioning for Karoline Leavitt’s job, you know, when she leaves. He’s going to be the next press secretary,” he said. And he’s going to be the president for the next three years, and they’re going to continue to do it. On Thursday, Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and send troops to Minnesota to quell the demonstrations.

Source: CNN January 16, 2026 18:19 UTC