'He led an insurrection': Van Jones shames GOP for 'clearing the field' for Trump
Despite a number of longtime Republicans rejecting him and a series of mounting legal problems, former President Donald Trump appears poised to at the very least hold his own in New Hampshire, if not win, and then cruise to the nomination after that.
This is completely the opposite of how a responsible political party is supposed to choose a candidate, scolded CNN analyst Van Jones in a panel on Tuesday morning.
"In the textbook way [Trump's campaign] rolled out these endorsements, bringing people up from South Carolina, they are not interested in having another meaningful primary," said GOP strategist Scott Jennings. "They want it to stop right now. I think they have been very disciplined in the way they have gone about this. I think if you look at the polling that's out there, you can see him tracking up with Republicans over the last several days. Anything could happen."
Ultimately, he added, "If the Republicans have just concluded, he is our guy and we're ready to stop this primary now, they could do it tonight in New Hampshire."
ALSO READ: A murderer massacred July 4 revelers. Park workers suffered. Now some feel abandoned.
"I just think it's interesting," said Jones. "In 2020 we cleared the field for Biden. We saw this threat coming from Bernie Sanders. Cleared the field to make sure this party didn't become an unrecognizable version of itself. The opposite is happening now. You are clearing the field for a Donald Trump. You are clearing the field for somebody who led an insurrection. You are clearing the field for somebody who has 90-plus felony counts, for somebody who is attacking a woman of color saying, she shouldn't be president because her parents were immigrants."
"That's who you are clearing the field for," he added. "That's who all the people are coming out to kiss the ring for. It's the opposite of what we did."
Watch the video below or at the link here.
Leave a Comment
Related Post