{"id":2489636,"date":"2025-09-22T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-jones-mounts-remarkable-defense-of-charlie-kirk-live-on-cnn-shares-message-charlie-sent-him-the-day-before-his-death\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:21:49","slug":"van-jones-mounts-remarkable-defense-of-charlie-kirk-live-on-cnn-shares-message-charlie-sent-him-the-day-before-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-jones-mounts-remarkable-defense-of-charlie-kirk-live-on-cnn-shares-message-charlie-sent-him-the-day-before-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Jones Mounts Remarkable Defense of Charlie Kirk Live on CNN, Shares Message Charlie Sent Him the Day Before His Death"},"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\">42<\/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-mounts-remarkable-defense-of-charlie-kirk-live-on-cnn-shares-message-charlie-sent-him-the-day-before-his-death%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=2489636&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>The summary is:<\/p>\n<p>the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk exposed troubling behaviors within the American left. Despite their public disputes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-support-reaches-a-high-as-topic-holds-more-weight-post-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Abortion support reaches a high as topic holds more weight post-Roe v. Wade\">deep ideological differences<\/a>, CNN commentator Van Jones demonstrated courage by revealing a direct message Kirk sent to him the day before he was killed, proposing a respectful dialog about crime and race. Kirk&#8217;s message emphasized civility and disagreement without hostility. Jones expressed shock that Kirk was reaching out for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >constructive conversation amid nationwide tensions<\/a> over issues like censorship and political violence. While many leftists reacted to Kirk&#8217;s death with hostility and celebration, Jones stood out by honoring Kirk&#8217;s commitment to open debate and condemning justifications for violence. His stance, despite his own leftist background, highlighted a rare instance of decency in a polarized and often bitter political climate.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The assassination of Charlie Kirk has revealed some unsettling facts about the American left.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you have a prominent platform and a leftist perspective, it takes courage to behave honorably.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, CNN leftist commentator Van Jones showed courage when he defended Kirk by sharing a direct message he received from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-woman-refuses-to-take-the-bait-when-don-lemon-tries-to-get-her-to-condemn-charlie-kirk\/\" title=\"Watch: NYC Woman Refuses to Take the Bait When Don Lemon Tries to Get Her to Condemn Charlie Kirk\">slain conservative icon<\/a> the day before his murder.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, host Anderson Cooper began by setting the context.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his assassination, Kirk had engaged in a heated, public dispute with Jones over the murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iryna-zarutskas-family-speaks-says-head-heels-american-dream-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iryna Zarutska<\/a>, a white woman, allegedly by 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, a black man, on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month. The racial element intensified the dispute.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were beefin&rsquo;,&rdquo; Jones told Cooper on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;Anderson Cooper 360.&rdquo; &ldquo;We were going at it online, on-air.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, on Sept. 9, the day before his assassination, Kirk sent Jones a direct message on X. It read as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey, Van, I mean it. I&rsquo;d love to have you on my show to have a respectful conversation about crime and race. I would be a gentleman as I know you would be as well. We can disagree about the issues agreeably.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jones apparently did not see the message until after Kirk&rsquo;s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then, after he died &mdash; after he was murdered,&rdquo; Jones said, &ldquo;My team called and said, &lsquo;Van, he was trying to reach you, man.&rsquo; &hellip; &lsquo;What?&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The CNN commentator then extolled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/politicians-celebrities-200000-fans-gather-honor-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk&rsquo;s<\/a> virtues by highlighting his motives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And what was he doing?&rdquo; Jones continued. &ldquo;Dialogue. Let&rsquo;s be gentlemen together. He says, &lsquo;let&rsquo;s disagree agreeably.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then came a brief political commentary that contained at least a partial truth.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I&rsquo;m sitting on this,&rdquo; Jones added, &ldquo;and I&rsquo;m watching the whole country talk about civil war, censorship, justifying murder &mdash; about this guy?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Van Jones Gets Emotional After a Newly Discovered DM from Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After he was murdered, my team called and said he was trying to reach you &hellip; This guy is reaching out to his mortal enemy saying, we need to be gentlemen and sit down together &hellip; I&rsquo;ve sat on it long enough.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3qE1PIEaGl\">pic.twitter.com\/3qE1PIEaGl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1969447671581622554?\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jones, of course, mentioned &ldquo;censorship&rdquo; as a way of tossing raw meat to the network&rsquo;s rabid leftist audience. With characteristic audacity, many leftists have imagined themselves as the real victims following ABC&rsquo;s decision to suspend indefinitely the vile late-night host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kimmel-told-disney-going-double-charlie-kirk-lies-pulled-plug-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> after Kimmel peddled indefensible lies about Kirk&rsquo;s alleged assassin.<\/p>\n<p>On the other points, however, particularly when he criticized &ldquo;justifying murder,&rdquo; Jones spoke with courage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was not for censorship,&rdquo; Jones said. &ldquo;He was not for civil war. He was not for violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was for dialogue, open debate and dialogue. Even with me. Even with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those words had to stun CNN&rsquo;s liberal audience.<\/p>\n<p>Van Jones&rsquo; whole appearance is below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Van Jones shows the message Charlie Kirk sent him one day before he was killed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WquMr6mBCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, many leftists abandoned their humanity altogether by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-celebrated-charlie-kirk-assassination-fired-rapid-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly celebrating<\/a> the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, prominent leftists fueled the insanity by slandering Kirk. Culprits included Kimmel, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/veteran-journalist-calls-obamas-charlie-kirk-comments-nothing-short-stunning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a>, Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-smears-charlie-kirk-supporters-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> of New York, and Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-jasmine-crockett-tell-disgraceful-lies-charlie-kirk-day-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it might seem odd to credit Jones &mdash; a man who has admitted to being a <a href=\"https:\/\/eastbayexpress.com\/the-new-face-of-environmentalism-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former communist<\/a> &mdash; for clearing a very low bar. After all, one asks only for honesty and decency.<\/p>\n<p>When, however, other prominent Democrats have chosen to satisfy their voters&rsquo; bloodlust by slandering Kirk posthumously, one can appreciate the fact that what Jones said took actual courage, even if it shouldn&rsquo;t have.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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