{"id":2330120,"date":"2024-08-23T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-and-jones-clash-at-dnc-over-demagogue-remark-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T15:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:34:17","slug":"ramaswamy-and-jones-clash-at-dnc-over-demagogue-remark-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-and-jones-clash-at-dnc-over-demagogue-remark-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy and Jones clash at DNC over \u2018demagogue\u2019 remark &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Framaswamy-and-jones-clash-at-dnc-over-demagogue-remark-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confronted CNN analyst Van Jones at the Democratic National \u200bConvention over a previous comment where\u200d Jones \u2063labeled him\u2062 a \u2062&#8221;demagogue.&#8221; This clash stemmed from a heated exchange\u200c that began\u2062 in December when Ramaswamy responded to Jones&#8217;s\u2063 remarks about the &#8220;Great Replacement Theory.&#8221; In a video posted\u200d on social media, Ramaswamy highlighted a past statement by Jones regarding changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-group-sues-yale-for-discrimination-revives-trump-era-case\/\" title=\"Student Group Sues Yale for Discrimination, Revives Trump-Era Case\">racial demographics<\/a> \u200dthat he deemed contradictory. Their confrontation became notable as it\u2064 was captured by \u200bcameras, intensifying the ongoing feud. Ramaswamy expressed concerns about threats he had received following Jones&#8217;s comments, detailing an alarming incident involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-years-after-botched-withdrawal-the-biden-administration-has-yet-to-properly-vet-88000-afghan-refugees\/\" title=\"Two Years After Botched Withdrawal, The Biden Administration Has Yet to Properly Vet 88,000 Afghan Refugees\">security encounter<\/a>\u2064 at his \u2062home.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ramaswamy and Jones clash at DNC over &lsquo;demagogue&rsquo; remark<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> finally had a chance to confront CNN analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/van-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Van Jones <\/a>for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2446550\/van-jones-linking-ramaswamy-to-nazi-rhetoric-is-hosts-latest-bogus-nothingburger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"calling him a 'demagogue'\">calling him a &ldquo;demagogue&rdquo;<\/a> during a segment on the network last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The feud between Ramaswamy and Jones took a more heated turn in December, when the Trump surrogate posted a video clip on X responding to Jones&rsquo;s comment. The two then had a confrontation at the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday, Van Jones called me a &lsquo;demagogue&rsquo; for discussing the Great Replacement Theory. Well, here are Van&rsquo;s words in 2021: &lsquo;The request from the racial justice left: We want the white majority to go from being a majority to being a minority and like it. That&rsquo;s a tough request, and change is hard,&#8217;&rdquo; Ramaswamy wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday, Van Jones called me a &ldquo;demagogue&rdquo; for discussing the Great Replacement Theory. Well, here are Van&rsquo;s words in 2021: &ldquo;The request from the racial justice left: we want the white majority to go from being a majority to being a minority and like it. That&rsquo;s a tough request,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yPRvJ2VCUa\">pic.twitter.com\/yPRvJ2VCUa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1732961353411833935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, in Chicago, Ramaswamy and Jones wound up face to face in a hallway as cameras surrounded them, capturing the viral moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We got death threats after the thing you said,&rdquo; Ramaswamy told Jones as he began to walk away. <\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy caught up with Jones a second time and continued, &ldquo;For the first time in the campaign, we get a death threat of a man who wants to show up in New Hampshire. Thankfully, the police intervened. The next day, back to back, my wife&rsquo;s scared enough. The next day, we wake up. It&rsquo;s 3 a.m. We get a call from him &mdash; he&rsquo;s my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-squad-member-cori-bush-pays-husband-with-wage-expense-payments-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democratic Squad member Cori Bush pays husband with &#039;wage expense&#039; payments - Washington Examiner\">security guard &#038;mdash<\/a>; saying, &lsquo;Thank God you picked up because we just got a call that someone showed up at your house and has four dead bodies.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just now: Vivek Ramaswamy confronts Van Jones at the DNC for the &lsquo;demagogue&rsquo; comment which led to death threats<\/p>\n<p>Watch&#128064;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VivekGRamaswamy<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanJones68?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VanJones68<\/a> <br \/>(YT: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bennyjohnson<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rdM3SkDw3T\">pic.twitter.com\/rdM3SkDw3T<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Carapezza (@Chris_Carapezza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Carapezza\/status\/1826790253383864503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ramaswamy said he would not attribute that situation to what Jones had said on CNN but that his words hurt his family. The roughly 2 1\/2-minute conversation ended with Ramaswamy offering to &ldquo;turn the page and have a chapter to demonstrate what actual good discourse looks like in this country,&rdquo; stressing it didn&rsquo;t have to be anything that happened on the network. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Amazing,&rdquo; Jones replied as he attempted to end the conversation. Ramaswamy said he hoped the two could &ldquo;build a friendship&rdquo; before they parted ways.<\/figcaption><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736650\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736650\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramaswamy and Jones confront each other at the DNC over &#8216;demagogue&#8217; comment<\/p>\n<p>Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confronted CNN analyst Van Jones, who had labeled him a &#8220;demagogue&#8221; during a segment last year. Their conflict intensified in December when Ramaswamy shared a video on X addressing Jones&#8217;s remark. The two faced off at the Democratic National Convention, where Ramaswamy referenced Jones&#8217;s past comments about the Great Replacement Theory, stating, \u201cYesterday, Van Jones called me a \u2018demagogue\u2019 for discussing this theory. Here\u2019s what he said in 2021: \u2018The request from the racial justice left: we want the white majority to go from being a majority to being a minority and like it. That\u2019s a tough request\u2026\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>During their encounter in Chicago on Thursday, with cameras capturing their exchange, Ramaswamy told Jones that they received death threats following his comments. He recounted an alarming incident involving his security guard who warned them about someone showing up at their home with four dead bodies. While Ramaswamy did not blame Jones directly for these threats, he expressed that such remarks affected his family deeply.<\/p>\n<p>Their roughly two-and-a-half-minute conversation concluded with Ramaswamy suggesting they could move forward and demonstrate constructive discourse in America without it needing to stem from network discussions. In response, Jones acknowledged this sentiment as he attempted to wrap up their interaction. 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