Around the same time that I quoted Kevin Hassett, I’d also quoted Van Jones, who sincerely called Trump a genius and the most powerful man in the world.
Van’s co-host triggered him by asking, “How the h-ll did Donald Trump figure out where the culture was headed?” Jones reacted forcefully, stabbing his fingers at the screen and firing off his words like invisible spears.
“This dude is a phenomenon,” Jones impatiently explained, referring to the President. “He is the most powerful human on earth and in our lifetime. We look like idiots.”
Van Jones is a Yale-educated attorney, Emmy-winning media producer, and veteran civil rights activist who served as Obama’s “Green Jobs Czar” and is one of the most recognizable progressive voices on CNN. He’s founded multiple high-impact nonprofits that funneled hundreds of millions into street-level progressive activism and policy entrepreneurship. ...
Van’s rant was not just satisfying to hear because it came from a smart progressive. It proved that they know. Oh, they might call him “Orange Man” and “clownfish” and send each other hilarious memes on BlueSky, but they know they are dealing with someone smarter than they are and more politically skilled.
And, as Van persuasively pointed out, the way they know —the only language they understand— is because Trump Always Wins.
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