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Van Jones: His tone-deaf attempt to outreach to black folks by insulting black people... I think he blew a real opportunity in this…

On the recordSeptember 5, 2016
His tone-deaf attempt to outreach to black folks by insulting black people... I think he blew a real opportunity in this campaign.
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Van Jones

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Van Jones critiques Donald Trump's approach to outreach to African-American voters.

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