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Seasoned left-wing political strategist Van Jones commended Bill Maher as he criticized Kamala Harris on HBO’s Real Time. This follows months after Jones expressed strong emotions, almost breaking into tears, over her political setbacks, describing them as a ‘nightmare’ for Americans.
The CNN host could be seen clapping and laughing as Maher tore into Harris’s new book on Friday.
Maher opened with a joke, suggesting the book could’ve been titled ‘Everyone Sucks But Me’ instead of ‘107 Days,’ as he criticized Harris for blaming others nearly a year after her unsuccessful campaign.
‘In 107 days, nothing is ever Kamala’s fault,’ Maher, 69, said.
As he riffed, the camera continued to cut away to Jones, who guffawed and clapped.
On November 5, Jones cautioned CNN viewers that while under a potential second term for Donald Trump, it would be his supporters, not the liberal elites, who would face the hardships.
The former Obama aide self-admittedly voted for Harris.
During Maher’s show on Friday, concerns were raised about Democratic leaders’ strategies, as a government shutdown persists due to their inability to push Republicans into agreeing on a funding bill for the upcoming year.
On Maher’s Real Time, Senior CNN political commentator Van Jones was seen applauding and laughing as Maher dissected Harris’s latest book, ‘107 Days’.
Maher began by joking that the book ‘should have been called Everyone Sucks But Me’ rather than ‘107 Days’ while panning Harris for finger-pointing
‘The odd part is, I had a discussion with Chuck Schumer about this roughly three months back. He criticized me for being harsh when I suggested he didn’t permit a government shutdown,’ Jones remarked.
‘And he convinced me that shutting the government down is stupid. Then I turn on the TV and he says, “We’re now shutting the government down.”‘
‘Maybe it’ll work,’ he said of his party’s strategy.
Democrats have blamed the shutdown on Trump and the GOP, claiming they are refusing to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare.
Republicans – who have a 53–47 majority – need seven Democrats to vote for a resolution to get their version of the bill passed.
The Democratic party has been prone to in-fighting since House Minority Leader Schumer cut a deal with Republicans back during separate funding talks in March without making any concessions.
Previously, Jones – a senior CNN political commentator – propped up at Harris as the solution. He became audibly choked up as it became clear Trump would earn his second presidential election victory during CNN’s election coverage last year.
‘I’m thinking about the people who are not a part of anybody’s elite who are hurting tonight,’ Jones said at the time while wearing his ‘I Voted’ pin.
On November 5, an emotional Jones warned CNN election coverage viewers that it would not be the liberal elites who suffer under a second Donald Trump term but Trump’s supporters as it became clear the conservative would win
Jones also voiced ‘concern’ about Democrat leaders like Chuck Schumer’s decision-making, as the government remains shutdown following their failure to sway Republicans to make concessions for a funding bill for next year
‘There are African American women who know a little bit about being talked down to, and know a little bit about having their economic dreams crushed, who tried to dream a big dream over the past couple of months.
‘And tonight, they’re trading in a lot of hope for a lot of hurt. They were hoping that maybe this time – this time – one of their own could be seen as worthy.’
Jones also shared a video of his speech on social media, writing, ‘People woke up this morning with a big dream. They are going to wake up tomorrow in a nightmare. But we will find a way through.’
He told Rolling Out a few weeks before: ‘I’ve known Kamala Harris for 30 years. I voted for Kamala as District Attorney in San Francisco when we were growing up.
‘I voted for her for attorney general, senator, vice president, and will vote for her for president.’
