CNN's Van Jones: Clinton playing 'dangerous game' with 'conspiracy theory' about Gabbard

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CNN's Van Jones: Clinton playing 'dangerous game' with 'conspiracy theory' about Gabbard

CNN political commentator Van Jones said Friday that Hillary Clinton was “playing a very dangerous game” by suggesting that Russia was grooming 2020 Democratic hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) to launch a third-party presidential bid.

“If you’re concerned about disinformation … that is what just happened — just throw out some information, disinformation, smear somebody,” Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett on Friday night while responding to the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee's remarks.

“She is Hillary Clinton. She’s a legend. She’s going to be in the history books, she’s a former nominee of our party, and she just came out against a sitting U.S. congresswoman, a decorated war veteran, and somebody who’s running for the nomination of our party with a complete smear and no facts,” he said.

“I do not want someone of her stature to legitimate these attacks against anybody," Jones continued. "If you’ve got real evidence, come forward with it. But if you’re just going to smear people casually on podcasts, you are playing right into the Russians’ hands.”

https://thehill.com/media/466560-cnns-van-jones-clinton-playing-dangerous-game-with-conspiracy-theory-about-gabbard

[get the red out]

1. I have a conspiracy theory to promote

If it quacks like a duck.......

[LiberalFighter]

33. Quack Quack :)

[Zoonart]

2. SO far... Hillary has been right...

about EVERYTHING. From the "Vast right wing conspiracy", to *rump being a Russian Puppet.
I'm with her.

[LAS14]

21. Totally agree. nt

[2naSalit]

27. +++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!

[flying_wahini]

3. Van Jones- caught with his pants down.

He’s been caught on the wrong side. Don’t fuck with HRC.

[BootinUp]

4. Jones is always inserting foot in mouth. Nt

[DownriverDem]

19. We better wake up

If we don't pick a candidate that can beat trump, trump will win. I see folks picking someone they like without regard to who can beat trump. I hope we don't blow this.

[madaboutharry]

5. What would have he said about Paul Revere?

I don't understand Van Jones. I never got past "Tonight, Donald Trump became President of The United States!" Remember that? He was so impressed that Trump was able to read a teleprompter.

[Mike Nelson]

6. Why am I not surprised...

... first, Tucker Carlson jumps on this... then, Van Jones wants to jump, too.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. oh Van...we still remember when you found trump "presidential"

still adrift in the pundit-sea

[Cha]

11. Yeah, trump read from a teleprompter so

Jones deemed him "presidential"! oy. good god.

[58Sunliner]

8. Van who?

[OneBlueDotBama]

26. CNN is trying to promote his weekly show

Jones ratings must be tied with smerconish.... like not even their families watch....

[Funtatlaguy]

9. Van can shove it. I am so over him.

[elias7]

10. Unless, of course, it's no conspiracy theory

Van should consider the source, and that perhaps Hillary knows from whence she speaks. Instead of criticizing her, why not have her on the show to discuss like a real journalist would. She’s been right about everything so far.

[Hortensis]

14. This. She's extremely well connected, as ex- SoS and

a Russia hawk she's deeply educated on what Russia's up to, and of course she has a very strong interest in Russia infiltrating the Republican Party and turning our elections into weapons of war to destroy us.

I was reading that Russia really got busy infiltrating the Republican Party in 2009. At that point, of course, we'd replaced a white Republican with a liberal black president, McConnell and company had sworn a scorched earth policy to deny Obama even one achievement, and Republican leaders had become receptive to Putin's offers to to help them solve their democracy problem permanently.

We know Russia's been influencing our party by promoting Sanders and Gabbard; our intelligence services, the Mueller Report, and Pulitzer-level investigative journalists have established that. It's not clear that Hillary believes it amounts to actual infiltration. It was the New York Times that suggested Gabbard was a Russian asset. Hillary just said, twice, that Jill Stein was a Russian asset and didn't mention Sanders.

[mtngirl47]

12. "If you've got real evidence, come forward with it."

Clinton said that the bots and the Russian News and Propaganda sites are supporting Gabbard...Now, let's follow the money and see where her money is coming from.

Someone needs to look at her FEC filings and find out who is donating to her campaign.

[beastie boy]

13. Gabbard herself has confirmed she is getting support from Russia

Also from the Hill:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/460231-tulsi-gabbard-on-online-russian-support-they-agree-its-better-when-were-not

So I don't know what is wrong with Van Jones when he insists Hillary is spreading conspiracy theories and has no facts to back up her statements. He is full of shit.

[jrthin]

15. IMHO, Van Jones is a moran. nt

[get the red out]

23. He always sounds like

He’s being a “both sides” guy but not making much sense doing so. I used to try to watch him and he was always such a both-sider on everything I wanted to yell at the TV.

[Lochloosa]

16. Hillary never named Gabbard. She outed herself.

[2naSalit]

28. +1

[Nitram]

18. Don't forget Gabbard called for Al Franken's without an investigation.

[Zambero]

20. Gabbard's over-the-top Trumpian response 100% absolves Hillary

Being called out before big plans to run as a third-party candidate were ready to roll out, perhaps?

[Cha]

30. Yeah, gabbard seemed thoroughly

pissed. like Hillary ruined her big plans.

[IronLionZion]

22. "I know it was you, Fredo."

"I'm smart, not like everybody says. I'm not dumb!"

[brush]

24. For some reason I don't trust Van Jones. I don't know quite what it is.

Maybe it's his seemingly constant need to feature trumpers on his show to find out their needs and aspirations.

[StarfishSaver]

25. Right ...

Link to tweet

[2naSalit]

29. +1

he seems to be part of the disinformation crowd.

[kimbutgar]

31. Stfu Van

He’s a friggin sell out. I used to respect him but now think he is a corporate shrill.

[Squinch]

32. Such a moron. Let's review: Van Jones, the guy who said, "Tonight, Donald Trump became president."

[Calof]

34. He just criticized Buttigieg

Who owned his Gabbard last night.