On CNN shortly after the news broke, a tearful Van Jones reflected on the news.
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After four days of anxious wait for the outcome of the US election, Joe Biden was declared president-elect on Saturday as he won the key battlefield state – Pennsylvania. Among the many moments that captured a nation’s enthusiasm, CNN host Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones was caught on camera crying live as the news broke.
A tearful Van Jones – live on air – reflected on the news, his voice crackling. “It’s easier to be a parent this morning, it’s easier to be a dad, it’s easier to tell you that children’s character matters,” he wrote on Twitter, sharing the clip of his reaction to live television.
Today is a good day.
It’s easier to be a parent this morning.
CHARACTER COUNTS.
Being a good person is important.
This is a big deal.It’s easy to do it on a low cost and get away with things – but it comes back.
Today is a good day.#PresidentBiden#VotersDecidedpic.twitter.com/h8YgZK4nmk
– Van Jones (@ VanJones68) November 7, 2020
“It is a justification for a lot of people who have really suffered.” I can not breathe. “It wasn’t just George Floyd. There were a lot of people who felt like they couldn’t breathe.”
“This is a big deal,” he continued, “so we can get some peace and have a chance for a reset.”
He ended by celebrating the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: “I want my sons to watch this. It’s easy to do it the cheat way and get away with stuff, but it comes back. C ‘It’s a good day for this country. I’m sorry for the people who lost, for them it’s not a good day, but for the most part it’s a good day. “
US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday pledged to unite Americans and seek to heal divisions after what he called a “convincing” victory over Donald Trump.
“Now is the time to heal in America,” Biden told his supporters at an outdoor rally in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
“I pledge to be a president who does not seek to divide but to unify,” Biden said, in stark contrast to Trump’s nearly four polarizing years.
Biden, 77, will be the longest-serving president-elect in U.S. history and the first to oust a sitting commander-in-chief after a term since Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Biden’s vice president, California senator Kamala Harris, is the first black and Native American woman to serve as vice president.
