CNN's Jamal Simmons 'Worried' About VP Pick JD Vance 'Eliminating DEI'

Posted • July 18, 2024: As the third night of the Republican National Convention began, critiques surrounding Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) before his formal convention speech were rising amongst many in the liberal media. It was apparent that with former President Donald Trump naming Vance as his running mate, Vance had become their next target. CNN Political Commentator and former communications director for VP Kamala Harris, Jamal Simmons, perfectly exemplified this as he critiqued the vice presidential pick for “eliminating DEI.” Hours before the up and coming Vance was set to speak, political commentators from CNN convened to either praise or air their grievances regarding the VP pick. Simmons took his time however to share his disappointment around the politician stating:

“I met him in 2016 and I was a fan because of the book and I thought, wow, as somebody who grew up in Michigan in a black community, that was very similar to the community he grew up in that was a white community. I felt like this was amazing. Here's somebody who's talking about the plight of the white working class, the struggling white working class, but he's not pointing fingers at the black people who live on the other side of town. He's not pointing fingers at the immigrants who are coming, everyone’s saying they are taking their jobs. He’s saying we've got to talk about what's happening inside this community and there’s space for everybody else.” (…)

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