The Propaganda FilesVan Jones
Former Obama White House green-jobs adviser and progressive activist who is a CNN political commentator. Co-founded Color of Change, Rebuild the Dream and the REFORM Alliance.
The receipts (9)
Wept on air over Biden's win
When CNN projected Biden's victory Jones said, 'It's easier to be a parent this morning' and 'This is vindication for a lot of people who have really suffered.'
Source: TheWrap →Praised Trump's policing executive order
Jones called Trump's police-reform order a step in the right direction; the Daily Beast later reported he had advised the White House on it without disclosure.
Source: Mediaite →Criticized Hillary Clinton's Gabbard remark
Jones defended Tulsi Gabbard after Clinton suggested she was being 'groomed' by Russia, saying Clinton's comments played into Russia's hands.
Source: Vox →Van Jones credits Trump on criminal-justice reform
Posted: "Give the man his due: @realDonaldTrump is on his way to becoming the uniter-in-Chief on an issue that has divided America for generations."
Source: X (@VanJones68) →Said Trump 'became President' honoring SEAL widow
After Trump's joint address honoring Carryn Owens, Jones said: 'He became President of the United States in that moment. Period.'
Source: Townhall →Called Trump's win a 'whitelash'
On election night 2016 Jones described Trump's victory as a 'whitelash' against a Black president.
Source: CNN →CNN commentator from the left
Joined CNN as the left-side co-host of the revived Crossfire in 2013 and has since been a CNN political commentator; co-founded Rebuild the Dream with MoveOn.
Source: Wikipedia →Apologized for calling Republicans a vulgar name
As a White House adviser he apologized for a Feb. 2009 talk in which he used a vulgarity about Republicans in Congress.
Source: Fox News →Obama White House green-jobs adviser
Appointed Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality; resigned Sept. 2009.
Source: Obama White House archives →