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Van Jones: “Whenever this thing happens, if it's a Muslim, they want to politicize it within seconds. If it's a Mexican, build the…”

On the recordFebruary 19, 2018
Whenever this thing happens, if it's a Muslim, they want to politicize it within seconds. If it's a Mexican, build the wall. If it's a black person, more cops and prisons. But when it's a white kid, thoughts and prayers and nothing else.
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Van Jones

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Jones critiques the differing political responses to violence based on the race of the victims.

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