CNN’s Van Jones proved on Monday that he was all in for Vice President Kamala Harris now that she’s ascended to the top of the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket — but he made the mistake of asking an open-ended question in his glowing X post about her, and did he ever get answers.
The exchange began with a post from Adam Cohen, who shared a New York Times/Siena College Poll that showed Kamala Harris pulling ahead of former President Donald Trump in three key states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The NY Times new poll
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin pic.twitter.com/fuyGQG2T5I
— Adam Cohen | Lawyer. Activist. Advocate. #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) August 10, 2024
Jones responded by raving about everything that Harris has “accomplished” since President Joe Biden announced that he was stepping away from the presidential race.
“Week 1: Sews up nomination. Week 2: Electrifies America with her VP choice. Week 3: Rebuilds the blue wall,” Jones posted, but then he asked, “WHAT CAN’T KAMALA HARRIS DO??”
Week 1: Sews up nomination.
Week 2: Electrifies America with her VP choice.
Week 3: Rebuilds the blue wall.
WHAT CAN’T KAMALA HARRIS DO?? https://t.co/sGDB8OGq0Z
— Van Jones (@VanJones68) August 11, 2024
Jones may have meant to keep his question rhetorical, but critics took it seriously — and delivered a virtual onslaught of possible answers, none of which painted Harris in a favorable light. Most focused on the fact that after Biden’s exit, despite never winning a single primary vote on her own, Harris had essentially been gifted the nomination and the entire campaign apparatus. Others noted that her VP choice, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) was also electrifying the military community — and not in a good way.
“Answer questions, speak without a prompter, contain her laughter in inappropriate moments, secure the border, win a primary…shall I go on?” OutKick host Toni Lahren posted.
Answer questions, speak without a prompter, contain her laughter in inappropriate moments, secure the border, win a primary…shall I go on?
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 11, 2024
“A press conference?” David Marcus added.
A press conference? https://t.co/EvswJGYcTt
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) August 11, 2024
“What can’t Kamala do? Press conferences, unscripted media interviews, fix the border, fix inflation… FOH with this administration,” another posted.
