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Van Jones: I had hoped that the president would at least stay where he was and stay out of it. It's clear, now, that he's going to…

On the recordDecember 4, 2017
I had hoped that the president would at least stay where he was and stay out of it. It's clear, now, that he's going to go in full force to support someone who I think in any other era would be beyond the pale of acceptability.
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Van Jones

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Van Jones reflects on Trump's decision to support Roy Moore despite the allegations against him.

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