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Peter Burgess

POLITICS CNN’s Van Jones Perfectly Explains The Pain Of A Donald Trump Victory “It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us.” 11/09/2016 01:22 am ET | Updated 1 day ago 27k Sam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post X CNN analyst Van Jones gave a moving explanation of the pain and fear that many Americans feel as Donald Trump appeared to be on the verge of being elected the nation’s next president. Jones called a Trump victory a “nightmare” and said it would be difficult for many parents to explain to their kids how a man who regularly insults and belittles others was the president-elect. “People have talked about a miracle ― I’m hearing about a nightmare,” Jones said on CNN. “It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us. You tell your kids, ‘Don’t be a bully.’ You tell your kids, ‘Don’t be a bigot.’ You tell your kids, ‘Do your homework and be prepared.’ Then you have this outcome, and you have people putting children to bed tonight and they’re afraid of breakfast. “They’re afraid of, ‘How do I explain this to my children?’ I have Muslim friends who are texting me tonight saying, ‘Should I leave the country?’ I have families of immigrants that are terrified tonight.” Jones’ comments immediately drew praise on Twitter. Follow Mark Ronson ✔ @MarkRonson Van Jones just made me cry. 12:46 AM - 9 Nov 2016 464 464 Retweets 1,732 1,732 likes Follow Rosie Perez ✔ @rosieperezbklyn Wow. @VanJones68 is articulating a lot of American people's pain tonight so beautifully. @CNN #ElectionNight 12:46 AM - 9 Nov 2016 327 327 Retweets 1,222 1,222 likes Follow Lil Chano From 79th ✔ @chancetherapper If you wanna cry watch Van Jones give the first cognizant minority understanding of the election on CNN tonight. He just made it real. 12:51 AM - 9 Nov 2016 20,615 20,615 Retweets 51,188 51,188 likes Follow Kristin Davis ✔ @KristinDavis @VanJones68 Thank you for reminding everyone on @CNN of the reality for us. 12:49 AM - 9 Nov 2016 166 166 Retweets 744 744 likes Many attributed Trump’s success to his ability to turn out white working-class voters. Jones said race also played an important role in the election. “This was a whitelash against a changing country,” he said. “It was a whitelash against a black president in part. And that’s the part where the pain comes. And Donald Trump has a responsibility tonight to come out and assure people that he is going to be the president of all the people he insulted and offended and brushed aside. “Yeah, when you say you want to take your country back, you got a lot of people who feel that we’re not represented well, either. But we don’t want to feel that someone has been elected by throwing away some of us to appeal more deeply to others.” Also on HuffPost Trump Supporters React More: Donald Trump CNN Van Jones Suggest a correction Next Story: Why HuffPost’s Presidential Forecast Didn’t See A Donald Trump Win Coming 3,00