Van Jones Goes Low: Walker Was Insult To The Black Community

CNN’s Van Jones lambasted Herschel Walker’s candidacy on Tuesday night as vote tallies in Georgia’s Senate runoff rolled in.

A first-time candidate, Walker was handpicked by former President Donald Trump to run for Senate against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA). Neither candidate received a majority of votes in November’s midterm election, which triggered a runoff between the top two candidates, per Georgia law.

Several political commentators have questioned the former football star’s viability as a candidate.

“Tonight is about Trump picking somebody who frankly, used to be a hero,” Jones said during a CNN panel. “Herschel Walker used to be an inspiration. Now it means insult. He’s an insult to the Black community. And what you may see tonight is people coming out not just to vote in favor of a senator that they love, but just to vote against Donald Trump picking somebody like this and throwing this person at the voters in Georgia.”