“We have to accept that some very toxic stuff was marbled into the Trump phenomenon.” Quote by Van Jones
“The Trump phenomenon has a lot of really good stuff in it, the anti-elitism, the concern for America's economy in the Rust Belt, the desire to see better days for the country. That's all great stuff. Some of that stuff is Bernie Sanders stuff. The problem is that it's marbled through with xenophobia and misogyny and bigotry.” CountryProblemAmericaDesireStuffEconomyTrumpConcernBigotryPhenomenonMisogynyBeltsRustXenophobiaElitismBetter Days Author:Van Jones
“The problem that we have in America now is, some people only see the positive stuff and wave off the toxic stuff, and some people only see the toxic stuff and wave off the positive stuff. You can't have an honest conversation.” PeopleProblemAmericaStuffHonestConversationWaveToxic Author:Van Jones
“When somebody comes along and says, "I think Washington, DC, sucks," that's not wrong.” ThinkingWashington Dc Author:Van Jones
“Now I think liberals have gone from underreacting to Trump and saying that Trump is just a clown and a buffoon, and that Hillary Clinton's going to kick his ass, to now overreacting, and saying, "Oh my God, 60 million people consciously endorsed a white supremacist for president."” PeopleThinkingPresidentWhiteMillionsGoneTrumpClintonAssKicksClownBuffoons Author:Van Jones
“Trump is holding together the shakiest coalition that you could conceivably govern on. It is a conservative, populist alliance that agrees with itself on very little.” LittlesTogetherTrumpAgreeConservativeAlliancesCoalitionsPopulist Author:Van Jones
“Donald Trump's a great deal-maker with a lot of momentum and it will do a lot of damage to us. We are in grave peril and it's going to be terrible.” DealsTrumpTerribleGravesDamageMakersPerilMomentum Author:Van Jones
“We need to put pressure on Trump, to speak out very forcefully that he's the president of all Americans including Muslims, and that his administration, including his law enforcement, is going to take very, very seriously any crimes against any Americas based on their race or their faith, including Muslims. He needs to send that signal very, very soon and very, very clearly. Otherwise, he's going to be seen as culpable. And his silence may be interpreted as encouragement, rightly or wrongly.” NeedsMayLawSpeakPresidentRaceSilenceCrimeTrumpEncouragementPressureIncludingAdministrationLaw EnforcementEnforcementSignalsSpeaks Out Author:Van Jones
“I think we have every reason to hope for the best but expect and prepare for the worst.” ThinkingReasonWorstHoping For The BestPrepare For The Worst Author:Van Jones
“The usual pattern of demagogues is to promise the moon, fail to deliver, and then blame vulnerable others for those failures.” FailingPromiseMoonBlamePatternsVulnerableUsual Author:Van Jones
“Donald Trump's promised the moon. Now he has power. He's going to fail to deliver. He's not going to be able to bring a bunch of coal jobs back and a bunch of factory jobs back in this global economy. Period. Because you can't. It's not going to happen.” HappensAbleJobsEconomyFailingTrumpPeriodsMoonBunchFactoriesCoalGlobal Economy Author:Van Jones
