The politically active son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones was left stunned and stuttering after a brutal debate defeat by CNN commentator Scott Jennings on Monday’s NewsNight.
Dylan Douglas, 25, was comprehensively demolished during a roundtable discussion of the Senate passing a funding bill to reopen the government.
The young actor placed blame on Republicans for the record-long shutdown, which is in its 42nd day but is expected to be over by the end of the week.
‘Scott, with all respect, you cannot put on the American people that Democrats were the one [sic] that were hurting people, making this plight,’ Douglas said.
Jennings responded by asking: ‘Who was casting the votes against opening the government, Democrats or Republicans?’
The two then spoke over each other for a few seconds before Douglas countered Jennings’s question with one of his own, asking: ‘Who was wanting to cut SNAP benefits?’
Jennings said Republicans voted to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 15 times, while Democrats voted against it in each instance.
That number referred to the number of times the Senate voted on the shutdown, with the proposed spending bill including SNAP funding.
Dylan Douglas, 25, was left stuttering during a debate with CNN’s conservative political commentator, Scott Jennings
Douglas spoke at a round table of the network’s reporters discussing the Senate passing a funding bill to reopen the government
In reference to the Senate Democratic caucus members who broke rank and voted to reopen the government, Jennings said: ‘We had to get eight to join us.’
As Jennings spoke, Douglas started stuttering incomprehensibly about the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that Democrats said was the reason they would not pass the funding bill.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he would hold a mid-December vote to extend those credits, which was among the small concessions Republicans made that got the eight key senators to flip their positions on the shutdown vote.
Dylan Douglas is the son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who famously worked together on the films The Mask of Zorro (1998), and Traffic (2000). The senior Douglas is particularly well-known for his roles in Basic Instinct and Wall Street.
Dylan Douglas is the son of Michael Douglas, the famous actor and film producer
Dylan is also the son of Catherine Zeta-Jones. Michael Douglas and Zeta-Jones famously worked together on the films The Mask of Zorro, and Traffic
Michael Douglas is particularly well-known for his roles in Basic Instinct and Wall Street. In this photo, he is pictured next to fellow actors Tiziana Rocca and Dennis Quaid
Like his father, Dylan has worked as an actor and producer, but he is also a progressive political commentator
Like his father, the junior Douglas has worked as an actor and producer, but he is also a progressive political commentator. He hosts a political talk show on SiriusXM called Young American with Dylan Douglas.
He is also a co-founder of the political action committee, Make Room, which supports young and progressive candidates, and he has worked on political campaigns.
This was Dylan’s second appearance on a TV network news program. The first was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe in September.
