CNN’s Van Jones: Trump Has America ‘on Track for a Tragedy’

November 11th, 2016 12:47 AM

With anti-Trump protests and riots raging for a second night in a row, CNN political commentator Van Jones had a dire warning for the rest of the panel on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360, “We're on track for a tragedy.” Even with his ominous warning, Jones couldn’t help but toot his own horn, stating, “I predict stuff all the time. People tell me I'm wrong. And then they come back and say I was right.”  

The pundit explained his concern, saying, “Right now there are some people who are reporting from the Muslim community that there's been an increase in women getting punched because they have the hijab. People being spit on. These kind of things.” The entire time insinuating that Trump’s victory was the impetus for the attacks.

His went on to rant claiming that Trump has made no effort to bring people together:

My concern is if he doesn't we could be on track to some kind of tragedy which then people will say, well see it was because of this, this and this. You have to make these decisions early on to signal to your followers and to the country who you are. It's only been 36 hours. He hasn't done it yet. But I'm telling you right now. Right now giving the reports to the Muslim community we’re on track for some kind of tragedy. He could get out in front of it. And I hope he does.

Trump supporter Kayleigh McEnany was quick to point out that Trump did exactly what Jones wanted during his victory speech early Wednesday morning, “And he came out and praised his competitor and then said ‘I want to lead a movement of all races and all religions-- an inclusive movement.’”

Such attacks are horrible occurrences, but it appears that the hijab instance that Jones made reference to was a lie. According to ABC News, “A Muslim woman in Louisiana who told police she was attacked with a metal object and robbed of her headscarf and wallet by two men wearing Donald Trump clothing just hours after Trump was elected president admitted to police today that she made it up.”

Jones paid little mind to the plethora of attacks against Trump supporters, at the hands of radical leftists, occurring across the country since the election. Recently in Chicago, a man was beaten and carjacked by a group of people shouting “Don’t vote Trump.” The video showing the altercation ends with the man being dragged by his car as he clings to the side.

There was also an incident that occurred live on CNN where an anti-Trump protester angrily yelled at a reporter, exclaiming, “People have to die!” ““There will be casualties on both sides. There will be, because people have to die to make a change in this world,” she told CNN.

He also conveniently forgot how a GOP campaign office in North Carolina was firebombed back in October. And how leftists violently rioted and attacked Trump supporters at rallies in both San Jose, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico

Transcript below: 

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CNN Anderson Cooper 360
November 10, 2016
8:36:44 PM Eastern

ANDERSON COOPER: You know Van, you heard Kellyanne talking about protesters and would the reaction be the same if it was, you know, anti-Hillary Clinton protesters had she had won? This going on a second night. You talked about this last night about the fear that some people have expressed. How do you see things today?

VAN JONES: This will continue. This will continue. I agree that it is good that it is peaceful. I do think that if the right were marching there would be more of a freak out from liberals because liberals like to freak out about stuff. And also, frankly, the right doesn't March that often. And so, this is almost boring- like Jeff was saying “whatever.” And so, the right doesn’t march that much.

So I think there would be more of a freak out. But I think those of us here would be saying okay, respect those guys rights. I think that if there is one thing that Donald Trump can do now that might calm some people. We're on track for a tragedy. I predict stuff all the time. People tell me I'm wrong. And then they come back and say I was right.

Tell the Truth 2016

Right now there are some people who are reporting from the Muslim community that there's been an increase in women getting punched because they have the hijab. People being spit on. These kind of things. At some point I think that Donald Trump could come out and just say we're all Americans and speak specifically to the Muslim community, specifically to the Latino community and show that kind of moral leadership. My concern is if he doesn't we could be on track to some kind of tragedy which then people will say, well see it was because of this, this and this. You have to make these decisions early on to signal to your followers and to the country who you are. It's only been 36 hours. He hasn't done it yet. But I'm telling you right now. Right now giving the reports to the Muslim community we’re on track for some kind of tragedy. He could get out in front of it. And I hope he does.

KAYLEIGH MCENANY: Everyone asks what is Donald Trump going to do? How is he going to deal with this? How is he going to unite the country? We got our first indicator when he gave that amazing speech Tuesday night. And he came out and praised his competitor and then said “I want to lead a movement of all races and all religions-- an inclusive movement.” And he went in that White House today. It was supposed to be 10 to 15 minutes and ended up being an hour and a half. And you had the president come out and say point-blank if Donald Trump succeed this is country succeeds.

Recall when Donald Trump meet with the president of Mexico and everyone said, “How is this going to be go over? They’re going to have an icy relationship.” Donald Trump came out of that meeting with the president of Mexico on board. Donald Trump is a unifier. He’s someone who can negotiate. That is his best skill set and we're going to see president who makes deals on behalf of the American people.