Former Obama adviser says Donald Trump is ‘smarter’ than him and all his critics

Van Jones, former adviser to Obama said during a recent interview that President-elect Donald Trump is smarter than himself and all his critics.

“Guys, can we just cut this out? Donald Trump is not an idiot. Let me be clear: Donald Trump is smarter than me, you, and all of his critics. Do you know how I know? Because he has the White House,” the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the popular vote,” Jones said.

Jones was questioned by former CNN reporter Chris Cilizza during the interview. interview on his YouTube channel about Trump’s successful presidential campaign.

He has a huge media ecosystem that is bigger than the mainstream that has been built around him, and for him, and religious fervor in the political movement around him. And his best friend is the richest person in the history of the world. And it was Kennedy who was most relevant, with him,” Jones added.

Van Jones, CEO of Reform Alliance, a newly formed organization to reform the US criminal justice system. Speaking during the Reform Alliance launch event in New York, New York, U.S., January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar – RC1AD68F87D0 (Reuters/Mike Segar)

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Jones said Trump is the most influential person in our lives. and argued that Democrats looked like idiots.

former adviser to obama , a commentator for CNN, has repeatedly spoken out about the Democrats’ election losses in recent weeks.

“There is a consideration within the Democratic Party,” Jones said at the New York Times Dealbook Summit this month. “Kamala Harris promised us freedom…and she delivered it. we Because we’re now free from any action in Washington, D.C., that’s not what we signed up for. But that’s what we got.”

He then listed a number of famous people who felt so alienated from Democratic Party politics that they allied with the MAGA movement.

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“RFK is a rebel within our party. He wants to run a fair race against Joe Biden. The DNC won’t let him push him out. You can walk down the list, remember: Elon Musk was Andrew Yang, a Democrat, four years ago. He’s out,” Jones said. “You can walk down the list. Joe Rogan is a very nice person. Way to go Michelle Obama, he’s the Bernie guy, he’s out, there’s something going on at this party. The rebels in this party no longer feel they have a place. And we have to be able to talk openly about that.”

Jones eventually blamed Biden too.

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“I love Joe Biden. Joe Biden picked me out of the puppy pile and gave me the opportunity to work with you all. I love him. He should walk away and let someone else in this party step up and bat him. No, no, no, and we pay the price,” he said.

Fox News Alexander Hall contributed to this report.