Jake Tapper Rips the President Over Black Community Remarks, Van Jones Fires Back Trump ‘Doesn’t Get Enough Credit’

MenRec ^ | 10/27/20 | Staff

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper hammered the President for remarks he made about the black community, only to be rebutted by analyst Van Jones who said actually, Trump “doesn’t get enough credit” for the “good stuff he has done.”

The exchange highlights a chasm between media reporting of Trump’s accomplishments for the black community and what people are actually feeling in those communities about his efforts.

Tapper began by taking exception to comments made during the last presidential debate in which Trump said he’s “done more” for the Black community than any president with the “possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.”

The President also declared himself as the “least racist” person in the room.

“Eight in ten black Americans believe that Trump is a racist, according to a Washington Post/Ipsos poll earlier this year,” Tapper criticized, failing to acknowledge the media and his own network’s role in fomenting that myth.

“Why does the president make comments like that instead of acknowledging that he has said things that seem insensitive but he wants to work on it?” he continued.

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Tapper likely didn’t see Van Jones, a prominent black analyst for the same network, coming to the President’s defense.

But that’s exactly what happened.

[Chode]

perfect...

[shotgun]

8 in 10 Americans would believe their microwaves will explode because if press has been running 96% negative stories, without any evidence, that suggest they are dangerous.

NBC claimed Chevy pickups were dangerous after their “expose” of side impact to the fuel tanks.

CBS nearly wiped out the international apple market with the famous ALAR scare

[silent majority rising]

Now CNN will reprimand Van Jones for being “Uppity”. He obviously doesn’t know his place on the CNN plantation.

[SunkenCiv]

• CNN's Van Jones: President Trump "doesn't get enough credit" for the "good stuff he has done for the Black community" [10/24/2020]