Liberal commentator Van Jones said President Joe Biden should stay out of the spotlight if he hopes to win the upcoming election because he “doesn’t inspire confidence.”
The CNN contributor and political analyst shocked a panel with his scathing comments following Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire primary late Tuesday, urging the incumbent president to stay out of sight and prevent his campaign from be weakened.
“If I were Biden… I would stay hidden,” he said. ‘He doesn’t inspire confidence. And he’s not a great messenger for himself. He has done a great job for this economy. Trade union members, trade union leaders… make victory after victory; they need to be brought forward.”
Jones, a former special adviser to Barack Obama, told the panel that there was “something wrong with this campaign” if “we somehow expect Joe Biden, who frankly hid during the last campaign, to now come out and Flash Gordon is and saves. his own campaign’.
Instead, he said, the people who benefit most from the Biden economy should be “given the power to speak.”
Donald Trump celebrates on stage during his first late-night rally at the Sheraton on January 23 in Nashua, New Hampshire
President Joe Biden speaks during the campaign rally for reproductive freedom at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia, on January 23, 2024
Van Jones attends the Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere Event for Hulu’s “The 1619 Project” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on January 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
In light of Trump’s victory, Biden will now look to shake up his campaign structure and targeted attacks on Trump.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Mike Donilon, both longtime trusted advisers to Biden, will help Biden as polls show both in a tight race to the Nov. 5 election.
Biden praised both in a statement, saying he was “grateful that, by rejoining the campaign, they are doing one more time to ensure we finish the job for the American people.”
The move followed calls from prominent Democrats, including former President Obama, to tap some of the existing talent in the White House to build Biden’s campaign operation in Wilmington, Delaware.
Campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez will remain in office, but it is not yet clear how the roles will evolve.
O’Malley Dillon led Biden’s successful 2020 campaign, when the campaign had to immediately reinvent itself due to the pandemic.
Donilon has been a trusted advisor for many years. Both travel regularly with the president.
Trump, meanwhile, came out on top in New Hampshire, beating Nikki Haley and becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to win open races in Iowa and New Hampshire since they began leading the electoral calendar in 1976.
Bookmakers now say The Donald’s chances of returning to the White House have reached a record high, with more bets on Michelle Obama than on Joe Biden.
Still, Betfair exchange gives Biden a 1/4 chance of being the Democratic nominee, ahead of the former first lady at 12/1, Gavin Newsom at 17/1 and Kamala Harris at just 41/1.
Trump continues to face legal challenges as he pulls together his campaign ahead of the election.
Among them, the former president continues to face accusations that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election so he could go to trial in March.
In December, Maine and Colorado also disqualified Trump from their respective state primaries over his role in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Republican presidential candidate, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, walks on stage to address supporters during an evening rally at the New Hampshire Primary in Concord, New Hampshire
CNN’s Van Jones said the beneficiaries of Biden’s economy should be given space to speak — as Biden took to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday to respond to Trump himself
Ron DeSantis withdrew from his campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump
Last night’s result did not deter Nikki Haley, despite the major setback it represents for her campaign.
The 2024 hopeful said the fight was “far from over” and that she is a “scrappy fighter” who is “just getting started.”
Haley gambled on a better performance in New Hampshire after a disappointing third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses last week, but fell short again.
Other Republican candidates have shown less willingness to run against Trump; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis backed down on Sunday and endorsed Trump.