Political commentator Van Jones expressed millions of Americans’ fears of a Donald Trump presidency Tuesday, calling it a “white-lash” against diversity and President Obama’s eight years in office.
“This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president in part,” Jones said on CNN. “That’s the part where the pain comes.”
As of this writing, Trump was close to scoring the 270 electoral college votes he will need to become America’s 45th president.
“Donald Trump has a responsibility tonight to come out and reassure people that he is going to be the president of all the people who he insulted and offended and brushed aside,” added Jones.
The Republican presidential candidate has been criticized for isolating women, Latinos, African-Americans and Muslims, among others, during his campaign.
“When you say you want to take your country back, you got a lot of people who feel that we’re not represented well either,” said Jones. “We don’t want to feel that someone has been elected by throwing away some of us to appeal more deeply to others. This is a deeply painful moment tonight.”
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But later, Cuban cared a lot about Trump saying the wrong thing. He endorsed Hillary Clinton and was so annoyed by Trump's lack of specifics that he offered him $10 million to answer detailed questions about economic policy. He also joined Clinton as a debate guest (pictured).
KIRSTIE ALLEY
The former "Cheers" star stood by Trump in September 2015 after watching a CBS News interview in which she felt that Scott Pelley treated the candidate unfairly. "Pelley acting like an antagonist asshat.I like Trump..fire at will," she told her followers.
She changed her mind around the time of Trump's leaked "Access Hollywood" talk with Billy Bush, in which he boasted bout groping and kissing women without their consent.
"I hate this election and I'm officially no longer endorsing either candidate," she tweeted last month.
AZEALIA BANKS The rapper stunned fans when she came out in support of Trump in February, tweeting: "Ok so, I think I'm ready to admit that I'm going to vote for Donald Trump."
After his "Access Hollywood" leak, Banks changed her tune.
"I made a major mistake endorsing toupey-toupee. Womens rights are important and we must protect them," she wrote.
AARON CARTER “Does America want to have a president who FOLLOWS or someone who leads? I vote For @realdonaldtrump,” he tweeted in February.
In April, he changed his mind and said he would not vote for Trump, for "too many reasons."
JESSE 'THE BODY' VENTURA In August 2015, the former Minnesota governor and "Predator" star said he hoped Trump would win the Republican nomination and joked about Trump considering him as a running mate.
"I shocked my staff today ... I said, 'You know what? As far as the Republicans are concerned, I hope Trump wins on the Republican side." -Jesse Ventura
Ventura isn't a Trump flip-flopper, because he's been upfront all along about the fact that he's an independent who doesn't want the Republican or Democrat to win in the general election. He supports Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
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