Van Jones: Democrats ‘Are Terrified,’ ‘Grandpa’ Joe Biden ‘In Real Trouble’

CNN commentator Van Jones said Thursday that Democrats are “scared” to talk about President Joe Biden’s flagging poll numbers or address the “real trouble” in his reelection chances.

Biden, 80, is the oldest person ever elected to the White House, and his tenure has been marred by crises such as a botched withdrawal of Afghanistan, unprecedented illegal immigration, and soaring inflation. Voters have also shown concern about Biden’s age, which has been fodder for critics, especially Republicans running in the 2024 primary.

Democrats have been largely hesitant to broach concerns about Biden as the elderly president is expected to run for reelection in 2024. Jones, a Democrat, said the reluctance to discuss Biden’s viability as a candidate may harm Democrats’ election chances next year.

“A lot of people are terrified that Joe Biden is in real trouble and that you can’t talk about it,” Jones said. “Today, I think a lot of Democrats look at these [poll] numbers and say, the whispers are finally showing up in this data. People are talking behind their hand. They worry about Joe Biden.”

“Joe Biden’s like that grandpa that you love, that you believe in, you owe a lot, but you start to wonder, you know, would you give this grandpa a high-stress job for six more years, or would you want something else for him?” Jones continued. “That’s what’s being talked about. And people are scared to come out and say anything about it.”

“But I think it’s important for us to have this conversation now. I think this may be the bottom for Joe Biden. He may go up as the economy improves. But right now the economy is getting better and fears about the economy are getting worse,” Jones said.

A poll published by The Wall Street Journal earlier this week found that 73% of voters consider Biden to be too old to run for president again, including two-thirds of Democrats. The concerning results for Democrats came on the heels of an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll that found 77% of voters, including 69% of Democrats, feel the president is too old.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday denied that the president is treated like a “toddler” by staff, a claim recorded by Biden biographer Franklin Foer in his new book. Jean-Pierre also disregarded Americans’ concerns about Biden’s age, saying that they do not reflect the energy she sees from the president.

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“Look, here’s what I know. Here’s what I can speak to. I can speak to that – a president who has wisdom. I can speak to a president who has experience. I can speak to a president who has done historic – has taken historic action and has delivered in historic pieces of legislation. And that’s important,” Jean-Pierre said.

Candace Owens Joins ‘Whatever’ Podcast, Slams Viral TikTok Woman Who Bragged About Being Childless: ‘Men Should Not Marry Her’

Candace Owens joined the popular “Whatever” podcast Thursday night and weighed in on a viral TikTok video of a single woman who bragged about being childless.

In the TikTok video, the woman talked about sleeping in on a Saturday morning before taking time to make shakshuka, a North African dish that includes eggs and tomato sauce, and explained how her lifestyle was all thanks to not having children. The video went viral online after Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh shared it on X, formerly Twitter.

While one of the panelists on the podcast defended the woman, saying she seemed sad about being single, Owens disagreed and said she was intentionally making motherhood look less appealing and it was all on “brand” for her.

The influencer, whose name is Julia Mazur, frequently posts videos on TikTok about her life as a single and childless 29-year-old woman.

“She’s obviously a narcissist,” Owens said in reply. “Let’s not pretend this is one video she made. It’s her brand on TikTok. It’s her brand on social media.”

Owens added that Mazur could have talked about what she did during her day without mentioning that she is childless. Owens said Mazur’s inclusion of that detail proved she was pushing a certain lifestyle choice. 

“The fact that she has to correlate it to, ‘and this makes me better than people that have children’ is the problem,” Owens added. “… If you’re a man watching this, don’t marry this woman. She’s basically telling you she’s selfish. She’s telling you she’s a narcissist. Everything she says is about me, me, me… Even if you’re single, you don’t have to make your whole day revolve around you.”

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“That particular woman that you just looked at is a selfish b**** and men should not marry her,” Owens concluded. 

At another point in the conversation, the topic turned to OnlyFans and sex work, which several of the panelists participate in. When Owens was asked her thoughts on those women’s futures, she replied that it’s true that women could make a lot of money doing sex work but it wasn’t to their long-term advantage. 

“The truth is that high-value men don’t want to date women that are sex workers… or women that are freely available on the internet for other men to see,” Owens said. She added that when everyone has access to a woman, nothing is “sacred,” giving examples of resurfaced videos of Nina Agdal saying vulgar things and Emily Ratajkowski being cheated on.

“Other men don’t want to share; they don’t want to share their wife,” Owens added.

On the same podcast appearance, Owens discussed her newly released documentary, “Convicting a Murderer,” which explored more details about the Steven Avery murder case. Owens said she set out to shatter a “deceptive media narrative” because “people believe that everything they watch is real.”

The first two episodes of “Convicting a Murderer” are exclusively available on DailyWire+

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