CNN political commentator Van Jones said on Wednesday that Donald Trump showed something surprising during his address to the nation.
Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night at a time when public polling shows support for his economic policies is crumbling. A recent NPR poll found that 36% of Americans support Trump's economic policies, which is a record low for his second administration.
That support is declining at a time when health care costs are set to increase at the beginning of the new year because of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and housing costs continue to rise nationwide.
Jones responded to the speech live on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins.
"This is the first time I've seen a Donald Trump that I'm not afraid of," Jones said. "He is exaggerating how bad things were. That's okay. He's exaggerating how good things are. That is great for us. That is fantastic."
Jones added that Trump also showed that his "big threat" against Democrats may be gone as well.
"His big threat to Democrats is that he was more in touch with ordinary people and everybody else," Jones said. "He had the Democratic elite sitting up here talking big fancy words and coming up with some new thing to be worried about every day. And he was right there with the everyday people. This is not how everyday people experience this economy or the country. People are scared. They are worried."
