Van Jones warns far-left socialist agenda is 'regressive' threat to Democratic Party
Longtime CNN political commentator and Democrat, Van Jones, rebuked far-left activists Saturday, warning that their positions on Hamas, prisons and immigration are regressive and threatened to steer the Democratic Party in the wrong direction as socialist-backed candidates celebrated recent primary victories."Yes, we want our Democratic Party to be a big tent. But we don’t need 'party poopers.
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Longtime CNN political commentator and Democrat, Van Jones, rebuked far-left activists Saturday, warning that their positions on Hamas, prisons and immigration are regressive and threatened to steer the Democratic Party in the wrong direction as socialist-backed candidates celebrated recent primary victories."Yes, we want our Democratic Party to be a big tent. But we don’t need 'party poopers. So STOP pooping in the punch bowl — and telling us the turds are ice cubes," Jones said on X, in reference to his Substack post.Jones accused some Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) activists of promoting positions involving Hamas, policing, prisons and immigration that he considered outside the progressive movement.DEM REP HENRY CUELLAR REJECTS DSA AGENDA, SAYS SOCIALISTS ARE TRYING TO 'USE' DEMOCRATIC PARTY"But some people in groups like the DSA are pushing an agenda FAR outside those ideals. Supporting Hamas is not progressive.
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- Longtime CNN political commentator and Democrat, Van Jones, rebuked far-left activists Saturday, warning that their positions on Hamas, prisons and immigration are regressive and threatened to steer the Democratic Party in the wrong direction as socialist-backed candidates celebrated recent primary victories."Yes, we want our Democratic Party to be a big tent. But we don’t need 'party poopers.
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