CNN’s Van Jones responded to Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary — which former President Donald Trump was projected to win with more than 50% of the vote — with a warning to his fellow Democrats.
During CNN’s post-primary coverage, Jones joined a panel discussion breaking down the results in New Hampshire. There, he argued that Republicans’ willingness to push ahead with Trump — in spite of the ongoing cases against him — was proof that they were not worried about any potential threat President Joe Biden might pose in the general election.
Jones then pointed to the fact that Trump had won the first two official contests in the Republican primary — last week’s Iowa caucuses, which he won with 51% of the vote, and the New Hampshire primary election — despite numerous legal woes, and he did not appear to be losing support.
“Part of what we’re looking at with Trump’s strength, his resilience, is really a reflection of Biden’s fragility,” Jones said. “Republicans are not afraid of Joe Biden. They’re not afraid. They don’t think that by putting up somebody this damaged, frankly this deranged, this many deficits, is going to hurt them at all — because the polls show over and over again that even with 978 felonies, he’s still neck and neck with Biden.”
“And so, it’s a worrying sign,” Jones continued. “You’re correct, there are some worrying signs for Trump, but there’s pretty worrying signs for Democrats — that they’re not afraid … they’re not afraid.”
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Jones says Trump looks weak by not accepting a debate with a woman:
"I do think he looks weak. Basically, there's a woman that says 'I want to getcha. I want to debate you.' And he looks weak running from one person." pic.twitter.com/1k4alSDEJq— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 24, 2024
Jones then pivoted to say that Trump’s continued refusal to debate — particularly now that the primary field was narrowed down to only himself and former Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) — was a mistake that made him appear weaker.
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“I do think he looks weak. Basically, there’s a woman that says ‘I want to getcha. I want to debate with you.’ And he looks weak running from one person,” Jones said, arguing that it made sense for Trump to ghost the earlier debates, but not to avoid a one-on-one situation. “Say, look, ‘I don’t want to be involved in the big circus with a bunch of nobodies,’ but I don’t know that that doesn’t wind up giving her a little bit more to say.”