With President Joe Biden set to speak during Night One of the Democratic National Convention on Monday – to quickly get out the way of Vice President Kamala Harris – some of the folks at CNN were preparing people for some major waterworks. Throughout the day, far-left CNN commentators Van Jones and Bakari Sellers predicted everyone in the arena (including babies) would be left crying for the supposed beauty of Biden stepping aside (when he was really thrown out by an inter-party coup).
During the afternoon’s CNN News Central, Jones gushed about what Biden was going to do during his speech. “And tonight, Biden comes out and he's going to do one of the most beautiful acts of political leadership; to step back so somebody else can step forward. That very rarely happens,” he touted.
He then predicted they were going to need boxes of Kleenex tissues set up around the arena because so many people would be bawling their eyes out:
That's going to, you're going to have Kleenex boxes from up there over there of people watching someone do something honorable. And it's going to make people want to fight that much harder that his sacrifice is not in vain.
Earlier today, Van Jones made a similar prediction:
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 19, 2024
"Biden comes out, and he's going to go one of the most beautiful acts of political leadership...You're going to have Kleenex boxes from up there to over there of people watching someone do something honorable." pic.twitter.com/MgwsRyp7Sv
In the minutes before the event was to kick off, during The Situation Room, Sellers dismissed the chatter about the Bidens being “bitter” about the party’s coup against him because “this is a prideful night because there's going to be so many ‘thank you, Joe's in this place.”
He then clownishly predicted: “There are going to be people crying, there are going to be babies yelling for Joe Biden. He is going to get all of those applause and he deserves every ounce of it.”
“Joe Biden has the character, whether or not you're Democrat or Republican that this country needs you want to lead it,” he added. “And it will be a clear contrast between the man who served this country admirably for 50 years, 60 years, and Donald Trump.”
It’s hard to believe there will be babies there given how much the Democratic Party worships abortion and have enshrined it in their platform.
The transcripts are below. Click "expand" to read:
CNN News Central
August 19, 2024
1:24:16 p.m. Eastern(…)
VAN JONES: And tonight, Biden comes out and he's going to do one of the most beautiful acts of political leadership; to step back so somebody else can step forward. That very rarely happens. That's going to, you're going to have Kleenex boxes from up there over there of people watching someone do something honorable. And it's going to make people want to fight that much harder that his sacrifice is not in vain.
(…)
The Situation Room
5:45:28 p.m. EasternBAKARI SELLERS: Listen, I heard the word bitter way too many times because this is not bitter for Joe Biden. In fact, Joe Biden is going to be extremely – this is a prideful night because there's going to be so many ‘thank you, Joe's in this place. There are going to be people crying, there are going to be babies yelling for Joe Biden. He is going to get all of those applause and he deserves every ounce of it.
Joe Biden has the character, whether or not you're Democrat or Republican that this country needs you want to lead it. And it will be a clear contrast between the man who served this country admirably for 50 years, 60 years, and Donald Trump.
(…)
