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The emotion of commentator Van Jones on CNN after Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election, November 5, 2024.
UNITED STATES – Shock and emotion. These two sentiments were clearly expressed on CNN Tuesday, November 5, by Van Jones, political commentator and former advisor to Barack Obama, after the announcement of Donald Trump's inevitable victory in the American presidential election.
“I think of all the people who are not part of any elite and who are suffering tonight. There are African-American women (…) who have tried to dream big these last two months. And tonight, they trade a lot of hope for a lot of pain.”he regrets, moved. You can listen to his column again below (in English).
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“They thought that maybe this time, one of their number would be judged worthy. And once again, they feel this rejection, and it hurts, he continues. They thought they would be able to straighten their shoulders a little, maybe be able to breathe for the first time, and feel like they were finally where they belonged. (…) It will be harder for them tomorrow to raise their heads. »
The LGBT community and migrants will “pay the price”
The activist then cites people from the LGBT community and undocumented immigrants who will suffer the most from the Republican's return to the White House. “It’s not the elite who will pay the price. These are the people who woke up this morning with a dream, and go to bed with a nightmare,” he insists.
Already in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was defeated by Donald Trump, Van Jones expressed his concern, recalls Variety. « “It's partly a backlash by white people against a black president, and that's what hurts.” he said at the time. He had also called on the Republican to reassure all those he had offended by being the “president of all (Americans)”.
Kamala Harris was soundly beaten by Donald Trump, who has collected 294 electoral votes at the time of writing while several states have not yet published their results. You need 270 to win. The Republican will therefore return to the White House after his inauguration which will take place on January 20.
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