CNN host praises President Trump for being ‘on a roll,’ citing very ‘consequential’ week

CNN host praises President Trump for being 'on a roll,' citing very 'consequential' week

CNN鈥檚 Michael Smerconish made the case on his show Saturday that President Donald Trump was “on a roll” the past week. “I鈥榤 talking about offering an objective analysis in view of what鈥榮 transpired in the last two weeks that I鈥榲e laid out substantively and with data. He鈥榮 been on a roll,” Smerconish said. “It might not be the roll that you desire, but I like the word that David [Urban] used and that Salena Zito used in her column this morning. Consequential. Who among us could deny how consequential Trump 2.0 is turning out to be? But in order for you to recognize that, you need to have an open mind about what鈥榮 transpiring.” Smerconish presented a poll to his audience about whether they would be willing to have an open mind regarding Trump. Near the end of the show, he revealed the results that showed 72% of those who responded said they would not have an open mind about Trump. CNN ANALYST SUGGESTS TRUMP COULD GO DOWN AS ‘HERO’ AFTER IRAN STRIKE “I applaud those of you who are part of the 72% who say you do not have an open mind on Donald Trump, and the reason that I鈥檓 applauding you is not that I appreciate your closed-mindedness,” Smerconish said. “I appreciate your candor. Like, you don鈥檛 want to hear it.” He continued, “I made the case at the outset of the program today that he鈥檚 had a good two weeks. No B.S. He鈥檚 winning, maybe not in a way you want. There are many things that he鈥檚 doing that I disagree with. And I tell you what they are. Every day on radio and once a week here. But you got to stand back and say it鈥檚 consequential. It is consequential. So, interesting.” Over the last week, the Trump administration touted several successes, including a U.S. military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, a potential ceasefire between Iran and Israel and a NATO agreement to boost defense spending after the president鈥檚 demands. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The Supreme Court also ruled to limit nationwide injunctions by federal judges which have limited several of Trump鈥檚 executive orders. Although Smerconish has disagreed with Trump鈥檚 actions, he has argued that the media鈥檚 “constant browbeating” against him may have led to his re-election. “It鈥檚 like a parenting lesson. The more that you tell people what they can鈥檛 do, what鈥檚 intolerable, you must not do this, you should not do this, the more they鈥檙e going to rebel,” he said during an interview in November. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

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