Mea Culpa: Van Jones Atones For Speaking Ill Of Harris VP Pick Motives

Posted • August 8, 2024: On Tuesday, CNN’s Dana Bash filled in on Anderson Cooper 360 and gave Van Jones a second chance to praise Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s vice president choice. Earlier in the day, Jones claimed that Walz was picked to appeal to “anti-Jewish bigots” among Democrats. This time around, Jones described Walz as “young” and “fresh” before Bash introduced new Harris/Walz campaign "merch." Bash began the segment by seemingly hinting at the social media firestorm Jones was embroiled in by hinting he was “not so sure about Walz” at first. She also mentioned that there “were Republicans who were worried about Josh Shapiro” getting picked as Harris’s running mate. Jones responded that Republicans “were not scared of Governor Walz. But they should be.” (…)

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