A 23-year-old progressive content creator attended a Washington, D.C. event and commented that a conservative cable strategist seemed affable off camera. Within days, the strategist erupted on live television, yelling at the creator to remove his hand from the creator’s face. After the clip went viral, the creator acknowledged the irony of calling him a nice guy and then being the target of the outburst. The confrontation occurred during a heated CNN debate about the Iran war, where the creator pressed the strategist on shifting Republican justifications. The strategist had previously mocked the creator, and the outburst followed the creator raising his hand while making a point.
"“I find him to be a pretty affable person behind the scenes,” Mockler told The Advocate at the time. “He's obviously kind of an asshole on TV, but he's a nice guy.” One week later, Jennings would scream, “Get your fucking hand out of my face” at him on live television."
"By the time Mockler sat down with The Advocate for a second, much longer interview after the blowup went viral, he already understood the irony. “The naiveté of me,” Mockler said with a laugh, “to think that I could go on camera and say he's a nice guy, and then that not just blow up on me.”"
"During a heated CNN debate about the Iran war on NewsNight with Abby Phillip, Mockler pressed Jennings on shifting Republican justifications for the conflict. Jennings, who had already tried to make fun of Mockler for being “up past your bedtime,” finally snapped when Mockler raised his hand while making a point that wasn't going well for Jennings. Mockler's hands, for the record, were never in Jennings' face."
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