{"id":961269,"date":"2021-11-03T07:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T11:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=961269"},"modified":"2021-11-03T07:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T11:58:42","slug":"cnns-van-jones-admits-defund-the-police-backfired-for-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-admits-defund-the-police-backfired-for-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s Van Jones Admits \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 Backfired For Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"41.134615384615\">\n<p>CNN\u2019s Van Jones said Eric Adams\u2019 victory in the New York City\u2019s mayoral race was a sign that \u201cpeople want common sense responses to violence in the Democratic party\u201d Tuesday while talking to Anderson Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>Adams, a Democrat, is a former police officer and holds more moderate <a href=\"https:\/\/ericadams2021.net\/erics-safety-plan\/#safety-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">views<\/a> on defunding the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.0105263157895\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VAN JONES: \u201cThe only people talking about \u2018defund the police\u2019 now are Republicans weaponizing the slogan.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PBSh5g95b\">pic.twitter.com\/5PBSh5g95b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1455712830053834753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Defund the Police slogan proved to be not a winner,\u201d Jones said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/van-jones-glenn-youngkin-delta-variant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The Delta Variant Of Trumpism\u2019: Van Jones Calls Glenn Youngkin A Disease During Election Coverage)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jones made the comment as election results were rolling in for the New York City\u2019s mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/eric-adams-wins-nyc-mayoral-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">race<\/a>, the Virginia gubernatorial <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/glenn-youngkin-terry-mcauliffe-virginia-governor-election-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">race<\/a>, and the New Jersey gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>Jones then referenced the situation in Minneapolis where left-wing Democrats pushed the idea of replacing their police department with a new department of public safety, saying that even those who are trying to reform the police run from the \u201cdefund police\u201d slogan and instead say they want to \u201cexpand public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis residents overwhelmingly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/minneapolis-abolish-defund-police-ilhan-omar-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected<\/a> the measure Tuesday to replace the city\u2019s police department with a public safety force.<\/p>\n<p>Jones then discussed his godmother, who he said is \u201con the left side of everything,\u201d and revealed that she was \u201cdismayed\u201d by the idea of becoming \u201canti-police\u201d and at that point, the Democrats \u201clost her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only people talking about \u2018defund the police\u2019 now are Republicans weaponizing the slogan,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s Van Jones said Eric Adams\u2019 victory in the New York City\u2019s mayoral race was a sign that \u201cpeople want common sense responses to violence in the Democratic 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