CNN’s Van Jones said on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris deciding to pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate and not Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) was about “caving” to far-Left voices within the Democratic Party that are anti-Semitic.
Jones made the remarks after being asked on the network about Harris’ decision not to go with Shapiro, who was viewed by many strategists as the strongest pick she could have made.
“The conservatives, the right-wing, the Republicans, they were chewing their fingernails down to the knuckle because they were afraid of a Josh Shapiro,” Jones said. “They were afraid of a Mark Kelly. They’re not as afraid of this new governor because they think they can define him.”
“Here’s the challenge you’ve got in this party, and people don’t want to talk about it, but we’ve got to talk about it,” he…