NCS commentator Van Jones supplied phrases of unlikely reward to President Donald Trump amid his attendance on the rescheduled White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner.
During the community’s protection of the occasion, anchor John Berman famous to viewers that the journalists’ awards could be handed out before Trump took to the rostrum to ship his speech — a schedule change that was not in impact on April 25 when the dinner was initially deliberate.
“The president was going to speak first, then the awards. So he could have left, in theory, if he wanted to,” Berman stated before tossing to Jones. “This time, he’s going to have to sit through and watch awards being given to reporters who report on him, maybe in ways he doesn’t like. One wonders how he might feel about that.”
Jones replied by stating that Trump ought to obtain recognition for remaining to observe journalists who typically present protection that disagrees with his administration.
“You really do have to give President Trump credit tonight,” Jones stated. “I mean, we were saying he was going to basically do his thing and run away.”
“He’s not running away,” Jones added. “He’s going to be there. And maybe someone will have the courage to speak up [against him]. Maybe they won’t. But he’s putting himself in harm’s way in that regard.”
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Van Jones attends the eighty fifth Annual Peabody Awards on the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 1, 2025.
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The dinner was rescheduled from its April 25 date after a gunman stormed the safety perimeter and fired a shot in an try and assassinate the president.
Following Trump’s remarks on the occasion, during which he poked enjoyable at members of the press whereas candidly addressing his relationship with the media, Jones supplied a harsh rebuke to the president’s feedback.
President Donald Trump speaks in the course of the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner within the Presidential Ballroom on the Waldorf Astoria on July 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
“I think the worst thing you can say is that it just wasn’t funny at all,” Jones stated. “It just wasn’t funny. It was mean and small. But you can be mean and small and funny. This was mean and small and not funny.”
Jones went on to criticize Trump’s matter selection on the annual gala, and as an alternative recommended the president ought to have touched upon political points whereas addressing attendees.
“And he didn’t talk about any American, besides himself and his enemies,” Jones continued. “There are people at home who can’t figure out how to pay for gas. There are people at home who worry about their nephew who’s serving overseas.
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“There’s individuals at residence who’ve actual issues, who would like to see any person mirror their actuality and possibly make enjoyable of a few of their enemies, a few of their issues. He missed the complete alternative to speak to these individuals.”
Last week, the NCS correspondent and longtime progressive Democrat appeared to distance himself from far-left activists gaining traction inside his personal get together.
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“Yes, we would like our Democratic Party to be an enormous tent. But we don’t want ‘get together poopers.’ So STOP pooping within the punch bowl — and telling us the turds are ice cubes,” Jones said on X.
In the same post, Jones condemned the platform held by Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) activists, and warned that their positions on Hamas, prisons and immigration risk further dividing the Democratic Party.
“Supporting Hamas just isn’t progressive. ‘No police, no prisons, no borders’ just isn’t progressive. Celebrating the homicide of Israeli civilians just isn’t progressive. These concepts are REGRESSIVE,” Jones stated.
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He went on to argue the distinction between each “progressive” and “regressive” platforms within the party.
“On the opposite hand, if everyone might see a physician after they obtained sick, get , free schooling and breathe clear air — would that signify progress? Yes. Those are PROGRESSIVE concepts,” Jones added. “They are NOT the identical factor. And the distinction issues.”
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