Charlamagne Tha God Criticizes Van Jones Over Mamdani Speech
Radio host Charlamagne tha God sharply criticized CNN’s Van Jones on Wednesday after Jones disapproved of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s spirited victory speech. According to Fox News, Jones claimed on CNN’s election night panel that Mamdani displayed a “character switch” during his Tuesday night address.
“I think he missed a chance tonight to open up and bring more people into the tent,” Jones said. “I think he was using the microphone in a way that he was almost yelling. And that’s not the Mamdani that we’ve seen on TikTok and the great interviews and stuff like that, so I felt like there was a little bit of a character switch here where the warm, open, embracing guy that’s close to working people was not on stage tonight, and there was some other voice on stage.”
Charlamagne responded the next morning during his “Donkey of the Day” segment:
“Man, shut the F up forever, okay? There was no opportunity missed. The man just won. After you won, yes, you’re going to celebrate. Yes, you’re going to talk loud. What do you mean he wasn’t warm enough? He took a victory lap, and he deserved to take a victory lap because he won.”
He added, “I just don’t understand how in the era of Trump, we’re still telling people how to talk. The language of politics is dead, and Donald Trump killed it.”
Author's summary: Charlamagne tha God defended Zohran Mamdani's celebratory victory speech against Van Jones’s critique, emphasizing the right to express enthusiasm after winning.
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