{"id":2380237,"date":"2024-12-15T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-jones-says-trump-is-smarter-than-critics-dude-is-a-phenomenon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:12:17","slug":"van-jones-says-trump-is-smarter-than-critics-dude-is-a-phenomenon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-jones-says-trump-is-smarter-than-critics-dude-is-a-phenomenon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Jones says Trump is \u2018smarter\u2019 than critics: \u2018Dude is a phenomenon\u2019 &#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\">30<\/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%2Fvan-jones-says-trump-is-smarter-than-critics-dude-is-a-phenomenon-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=2380237&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>In a recent interview with\u2062 Chris Cillizza, Van Jones, a CNN \u200dcommentator,\u2062 praised President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s intelligence, asserting that critics often underestimate him. Jones \u2062pointed out\u2063 that \u200bTrump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-takeaways-from-the-successful-recall-of-san-franciscos-progressive-district-attorney-chesa-boudin%ef%bf%bc\/\" title=\"3 Takeaways From The Successful Recall Of San Francisco\u2019s Progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin\ufffc\">successful political campaign<\/a> and ability to win notable power\u2014namely teh\u200b White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court\u2014demonstrate his capability. He urged critics to \u200brecognise that Trump is not an idiot but \u200crather possesses a strategic understanding that led him to victory. This outlook\u200b suggests \u200ba need to reconsider the political narrative surrounding Trump&#8217;s intelligence and effectiveness.  <\/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\">Van Jones says Trump is &lsquo;smarter&rsquo; than critics: &lsquo;Dude is a phenomenon&rsquo;<\/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_1911875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> commentator Van Jones defended President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s intellect, citing his winning <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jones appeared for an interview with Chris Cillizza, another former CNN commentator, in a video that aired Saturday, over a month after Trump swept the Nov. 5 election. Cillizza asked Jones how Trump &ldquo;cracked the code&rdquo; of media appearances that did not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">include legacy media outlets<\/a> to win over voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem is you have a framework in your mind that how can Donald Trump, how could Donald Trump? &nbsp;Guys can we cut it out? Donald Trump is not an idiot. Donald Trump, let me just be very clear. Donald Trump is smarter than me, you, and all critics. You know how I know? Because he has the White House, the Senate, the House, the Supreme Court, the popular vote,&rdquo; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">Van Jones calls out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-listening-to-what-joe-rogan-tells-you-hes-a-fing-moron-john-oliver-slams-rogan-on-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"\u2018Stop Listening To What Joe Rogan Tells You, He\u2019s A F***ing Moron\u2019: John Oliver Slams Rogan On COVID-19 Vaccines\">liberal media figures<\/a> for habitually saying that Trump is stupid, and notes that mainstream media figures are the ones that end up &#8216;looking like idiots&#8217;:<br \/>Chris Cillizza: &#8220;How the hell did Donald Trump figure out that the mainstream media is the fringe and the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ni7FQAacsY\">pic.twitter.com\/Ni7FQAacsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricAbbenante\/status\/1867720541546983798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/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>&ldquo;This dude is a phenomenon. He is the most powerful human on earth and in our lifetime. And we&rsquo;re still saying, &lsquo;Well, how is this guy [doing it]?&rsquo; We look like idiots,&rdquo; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220431\/how-elon-musk-helped-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re totally right,&rdquo; Cillizza said.<\/p>\n<p>Both Trump and his opponent, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, appeared on several podcasts as the respective show&rsquo;s first-time presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared on comedian Theo Von&rsquo;s&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;<em>This Past Weekend<\/em>&nbsp;as the first former president on that show. Harris was invited onto every&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;that Trump appeared on, but did not fit in any of those interviews before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, however, appeared on the&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3178914\/harris-rebuts-attacks-on-family-podcast-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call Her Daddy<\/a><\/em>  podcast&nbsp;as the show&rsquo;s first politician guest.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vice President-elect JD Vance also went on to appear on <em>This Past Weekend<\/em>. He also appeared on the <em>Tim Dillon Show<\/em> with the namesake comedian. Trump&rsquo;s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on <em>This Past Weekend<\/em> and the <em>Joe Rogan Experience<\/em> while he was running as an independent candidate, and has since become one of Trump&rsquo;s more popular Cabinet picks.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Joe Rogan, who interviewed Trump and ended up endorsing him, claimed that the Harris campaign team only wanted an edited, hourlong episode, even though his episode with Trump was nearly three hours long and unedited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1911875\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911875\"}});<\/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>Van Jones claims Trump is &#8216;smarter&#8217; than his critics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2380238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Van-Jones-scaled-1024x758.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4365,46832,3634,33162,32076],"class_list":["post-2380237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-critics","tag-phenomenon","tag-trump","tag-van-jones","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Van-Jones-scaled-1024x758.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380241,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380237\/revisions\/2380241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}