Post by Logan on Jan 17, 2017 20:46:01 GMT -6
Van Jones slams Donald Trump as a 'pathological liar with a Twitter addiction'
Van Jones emerged as a star last November when he said that Donald Trump's election was a result of a "whitelash." Now the CNN political commentator is hosting a series of town hall meetings across the nation that he describes as "Anthony Bourdain meets Phil Donahue."
Jones spoke with Variety about what to expect from the next four years, why Hillary Clinton lost, and what the Democrats need to do differently.
How has your life changed since the election?
For a lot of people, especially liberals and progressives, election night was a traumatic shock, like when JFK was shot or the Twin Towers fell. It was a huge media moment. And for a lot of them, I was their guy on CNN that night. For several days, I didn't have to pay for anything. I would walk into a store or sit down at a restaurant or get in a cab, and the workers wouldn't charge me, to say "thank you."
Why are people so traumatized?
You're taught your whole life not to be a bully, and this time a bully won. It upsets your whole view when someone like that wins.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/van_jones_slams_donald_trump_as_a_pathological_liar_with_a_twitter?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Van Jones emerged as a star last November when he said that Donald Trump's election was a result of a "whitelash." Now the CNN political commentator is hosting a series of town hall meetings across the nation that he describes as "Anthony Bourdain meets Phil Donahue."
Jones spoke with Variety about what to expect from the next four years, why Hillary Clinton lost, and what the Democrats need to do differently.
How has your life changed since the election?
For a lot of people, especially liberals and progressives, election night was a traumatic shock, like when JFK was shot or the Twin Towers fell. It was a huge media moment. And for a lot of them, I was their guy on CNN that night. For several days, I didn't have to pay for anything. I would walk into a store or sit down at a restaurant or get in a cab, and the workers wouldn't charge me, to say "thank you."
Why are people so traumatized?
You're taught your whole life not to be a bully, and this time a bully won. It upsets your whole view when someone like that wins.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/van_jones_slams_donald_trump_as_a_pathological_liar_with_a_twitter?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=socialflow