Van Jones Praises Trump for Staying, Then Blasts WHCA Speech as Mean and Small at July 24 Dinner
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Van Jones Praises Trump for Staying, Then Blasts WHCA Speech as Mean and Small at July 24 Dinner
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Summary
Van Jones first gave Trump credit for staying through the July 24 WHCA dinner awards, saying the president faced reporters who often cover him critically instead of "doing his thing and run[ning] away."
After Trump's speech, Jones reversed course and called the remarks "mean and small" and "not funny," arguing Trump focused on himself and his enemies rather than Americans' everyday worries.
The schedule had been changed from the original April 25 plan so the awards came before Trump's speech, meaning he had to remain in the room for journalism honors if he wanted to address the dinner.
The WHCA dinner itself had been rescheduled after an April 25 gunman breached the security perimeter and fired a shot in an attempted assassination of the president.