Van Jones says excitement at RNC feels like 'Obama 2008'
Originally Published by:Keith Olbermann calls on CNN to 'fire this a–hole' Van Jones for criticizing Bidenargued Thursday that the energy at this week’s Republican National Convention was comparable to what he saw when former President Obama was first nominated in 2008., UFC head Dana White and former President Trump’s upcoming speeches at the RNC, Jones said, “This spirit that this guy has, you guys think it’s because he’s drunk, he’s not, this whole thing is like this.
“The last time I was at a convention that felt like this was Obama 2008. There’s something happening,” he said.“Dreams become nightmares and nightmares become dreams. You’re watching a nightmare become a dream for Donald Trump,” Jones said. “He has had a nightmarish summer with, you know, convictions and indictments and all kinds of stuff, almost got shot. It’s becoming a dream for him.”Van Jones said that the energy at the 2024 RNC reminded him of the enthusiasm in 2008 when Obama was elected.
He followed by noting that Biden’s “peers,” like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, “are now turning on him, and now tonight he’s sick and he’s watching all this happen. It may take him a moment, but I believe he will get where he needs to go. This is a terrible, terrible moment for Joe Biden.
“If you pull back and look at this thing: strength versus weakness. A bullet couldn‘t stop Trump. A virus just stopped Biden,” Jones said after the COVID news broke.Jones remarked at the time, “That is a young woman of color. She’s describing the experience a lot of people have, feeling that maybe if you’re around too many liberals you might get criticized too much, or you might not be able to speak your mind. And she spoke to it really well.
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