Van Jones: 'A Bullet Couldn't Stop Trump, A Virus Just Stopped Biden'

Posted • July 18, 2024: The question which many Democrats had hoped would be swept under the rug following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, has emerged: Are we sure we want President Joe Biden? Following a positive COVID test and an announcement canceling part of his campaign tour, Biden was back in the spotlight, and Van Jones, liberal political commentator for CNN, finally summed up the plight of the Democrat party. On a CNN panel, made of both conservatives and Democrats, one attitude rang true, that people weren't happy about the Democrat ticket. This was said perfectly by Jones, the optics of Trump surviving getting shot vs. Biden being sidelined by a cold:

“If you pull back and look at this thing, strength versus weakness a bullet couldn't stop Trump a virus just stopped Biden. You've got the nominees of this party getting their butts kissed. Biden's getting his butt kicked by his own party. The Democrats are coming apart. The Republicans are coming together, that's what's happening. And at some point, this party has to look at the reality of that and move.” (…)

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