CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod expressed concern over the possibility of former President Donald Trump securing the Republican presidential nomination, describing it as “sobering.”
Network political commentator Van Jones criticized the clearing of the field for Trump, highlighting Trump’s controversial actions and statements.
Van Jones said, “In 2020, we cleared the field for Biden. We saw this threat coming from Bernie Sanders in the eyes of the Democratic establishment, cleared the field to make sure this party didn’t become an unrecognizable version of itself.”
David Axelrod: “I question whether [Haley] really wants to go forward to South Carolina."
"I’m wondering if her donors and her supporters are going to want to do that too."
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“The opposite is happening now. You are clearing the field for a Donald Trump. You are clearing the field for somebody who led an insurrection. You are clearing the field for somebody who has 90-plus felony counts. You are clearing the field for somebody who is attacking a woman of color, saying she shouldn’t even be president because her parents were immigrants. That’s who you are clearing the field for. That’s who all the people are coming out to kiss the ring for. So it’s the opposite of what we did in 2020,” explained the host.
Axelrod also reflected on the rapid shift in political dynamics, noting the possibility of Trump’s re-nomination as striking and sobering.
Axelrod replied, “You know, we’re analytical about politics, we’re all nuts about politics, and so we tend to focus on the game. We should step back. It struck me the other day, on Saturday, the three-year anniversary of Biden’s inauguration. We remember that inauguration, a Capitol enclosed — and you remember it very well — a Capitol enclosed by fencing, with National Guard around it, a Capitol scarred by insurrection, and President Trump leaving Washington in disgrace.”
“And here we are just three years later, and he is on the verge of a second round knockout and a re-nomination. It’s quite an extraordinary thing, and a little bit sobering,” he added.
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