Van Jones, Bedingfield Clash with Jennings: ‘Unity in Obedience’ for Trump ‘Scares Me,’ ‘Don’t Put Words in My Mouth’

JENNINGS The everyday Americans ░░░░░░░░ a good job Look ░░░░░░░░ bottom line tonight is ░░░░░░░░ RNC delivered hit after ░░░░░░░░ and the entire thing ░░░░░░░░ aimed at unity Unity ░░░░░░░░ the party is unified ░░░░░░░░ it s functioning and ░░░░░░░░ s against the backdrop ░░░░░░░░ an opposing party that ░░░░░░░░ stuck with an unpopular ░░░░░░░░ who cannot find his ░░░░░░░░ out of a wet ░░░░░░░░ sack right now Two ░░░░░░░░ of this convention are ░░░░░░░░ Both of them had ░░░░░░░░ a success And now ░░░░░░░░ re going to hear ░░░░░░░░ the candidates for the ░░░░░░░░ two nights COOPER The ░░░░░░░░ message though I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of people thought ░░░░░░░░ into this was the ░░░░░░░░ of the country You ░░░░░░░░ talking about the unity ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party JENNINGS It ░░░░░░░░ a Republican Party convention ░░░░░░░░ No the unity for ░░░░░░░░ unity in service of ░░░░░░░░ unity and surrender to ░░░░░░░░ unity in servile obedience ░░░░░░░░ Trump but not unity ░░░░░░░░ the people in the ░░░░░░░░ who felt insulted and ░░░░░░░░ out by a lot ░░░░░░░░ this stuff Listen this ░░░░░░░░ this is the unity ░░░░░░░░ re talking about it ░░░░░░░░ a unity that scares ░░░░░░░░ BEDINGFIELD But I just ░░░░░░░░ I just say quickly ░░░░░░░░ test I think you ░░░░░░░░ laying out earlier in ░░░░░░░░ conversation was you know ░░░░░░░░ can put this race ░░░░░░░░ if he reaches out ░░░░░░░░ the country and he ░░░░░░░░ unity And you had ░░░░░░░░ mean that DeSantis speech ░░░░░░░░ t have been farther ░░░░░░░░ an attempt to do ░░░░░░░░ I mean that was ░░░░░░░░ red meat the most ░░░░░░░░ kind of language So ░░░░░░░░ your own standards JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ night you were saying ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ calling Trump Hitler again ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance is ░░░░░░░░ the ticket now it ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis BEDINGFIELD I ░░░░░░░░ no such thing Don ░░░░░░░░ put words in my ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely did not ░░░░░░░░ Look it s a ░░░░░░░░ convention and somebody is ░░░░░░░░ to make a political ░░░░░░░░ The thing that will ░░░░░░░░ is what Trump says ░░░░░░░░ I m hopeful I ░░░░░░░░ I m right maybe ░░░░░░░░ won t be but ░░░░░░░░ hope I m right ░░░░░░░░ so far the political ░░░░░░░░ is delivering a political ░░░░░░░░ to help win the ░░░░░░░░ FARAH GRIFFIN And let ░░░░░░░░ s be clear no ░░░░░░░░ at this table has ░░░░░░░░ anything as offensive about ░░░░░░░░ Trump as J D ░░░░░░░░ has But I do ░░░░░░░░ to note one thing ░░░░░░░░ Trump was not threatened ░░░░░░░░ everyone tonight There were ░░░░░░░░ performances there were some ░░░░░░░░ were less strong In ░░░░░░░░ a month we re ░░░░░░░░ to see a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ where you re going ░░░░░░░░ see young rising talent ░░░░░░░░ right and center of ░░░░░░░░ well of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ And then you re ░░░░░░░░ to see a president ░░░░░░░░ s less popular than ░░░░░░░░ of those people who ░░░░░░░░ able to perform less ░░░░░░░░ That to me is ░░░░░░░░ big juxtaposition because people ░░░░░░░░ watching but they re ░░░░░░░░ for the big ticket ░░░░░░░░ which is the Donald ░░░░░░░░ show That s where ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party is I ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ a challenge for Democrats.”