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Van Jones: “You can't then say, listen, I want to be able to have a happy press conference about my happy topics and I'm going to be…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2018
You can't then say, listen, I want to be able to have a happy press conference about my happy topics and I'm going to be upset and throw a fit like a toddler because somebody asked me a hard question.
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Van Jones

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Van Jones criticizes President Trump's reaction to tough questions during press conferences.

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