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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

Brooklyn, NY
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    1. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      Shaun King Retweeted Van Jones

      I have to address this tweet from Van. Just got off the phone with him....https://twitter.com/VanJones68/status/1062852237779554304 …

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      Van JonesVerified account @VanJones68
      Give the man his due: @realDonaldTrump is on his way to becoming the uniter-in-Chief on an issue that has divided America for generations. Congrats to everyone on both sides who fought for this. #FIRSTSTEPact #CriminalJusticeSummit #CriminalJusticeReform #justicereform #Trump https://twitter.com/JessyMichele/status/1062841760190263297 …
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    2. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      1. The tweet is horrible. Period. I told him that. He already knew it, of course. It would not have been wrong to say that he's glad to see the legislation get closer to becoming a reality, but to me, and others, calling Donald Trump the "uniter-in-chief" is very disturbing.

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    3. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      2. I work with hundreds of families of incarcerated men & women. I get 5-10 letters a day from people who are locked up and desperately need help. We don't have the luxury of telling them to wait until a Democrat or progressive is elected. Even that might not work.

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    4. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      3. When I saw Van starting to work with Trump & Kushner & others to get criminal justice reform passed, I called him months ago, and told him I just couldn't do it, but agreed that somebody needed to do it, because the reforms truly cannot wait. For many it is truly life & death.

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    5. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      4. Half of our states have Republican governors & Senators & Attorney Generals. Many of us who do criminal justice work in those states are forced to sometimes meet & work with people that we don't like to fight for the people we love. It's genuinely hard.

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      Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 16 Nov 2018
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      5. I said all of that to say that while I am grateful for people who are willing and able to walk into compromised spaces w/ genuinely evil people to negotiate on behalf of the oppressed, they must do so knowing they are playing with snakes and vipers. Trump is a not a uniter.

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          6. In the end, I won't be throwing @VanJones68 away. I regret his words, and believe they were problematic. He made a mistake. Ultimately, I will use my energy to get back into the fight for serious criminal justice reforms. I'd give this new bill a C-/D+. It needs real work.

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        1. Kitenge Vandross‏ @marshonica 16 Nov 2018
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          Shaun, thanks for this. I’m still giving him side-eye big time, but I find your words to be meaningful.

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        1. Undisclosed‏ @zlocke17 16 Nov 2018
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          the only reason he would sign is bc he believes this will put him in a good light

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        1. MinnieL, CSAC‏ @minnielobban 16 Nov 2018
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          You can take the spots off a leopard and it’s still a leopard. Don’t dance with the devil.

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        1. Brenden‏ @0youngbs 16 Nov 2018
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          The people you note are necessary, negotiating with evil people on behalf of the oppressed, do the oppressed no favors by making validation of the evildoers part of the bargain. It may seem like it has no cost, to “be nice”; it does. I hope Van gets that now.

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        1. Yolanda Isaacs‏ @yday1wny 16 Nov 2018
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          This is my exact thought when I commented on Vans tweet yesterday, don't get it twisted Donald Trump will Never be the uniter-in-chief!!

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        1. Name Cannot Be Blank‏ @debraroby 16 Nov 2018
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          grateful for amazing people like you who work tirelessly to right the ship. I agree with your assessment.

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        1. Oswald Flowers‏ @ozzie_flowers 17 Nov 2018
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          Even if you don't see Trump as a uniter, you know he's a man with a massive ego. You stroke that ego with praise a bit more lavish than he deserves and he'll be a lot easier to work with in the future. The left will pick up on this in the new Congress I'm sure.

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        2. Nina Cash‏ @NinaCashMemphis 16 Nov 2018
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          Actions speak louder than words and we have all witnessed the actions of number 45. He lies makes promises and nothing happens to benefit this nation as a whole. Van is going to end up like Kanye. Stop believing this liar. No Van not you too bruh!

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        1. Nandi‏ @NandisCouch 16 Nov 2018
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          I think (hope) @VanJones68 knows that about Trump. He also knows Trump is blinded by his big ass ego and (in my mind anyway) Van is just trying to play Trump until Trump sees this through fully. Trump is unsurprisingly easy to manipulate & Van must think for this it’s worth it

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        1. Oires‏ @JonSerio1star 16 Nov 2018
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          Lolpic.twitter.com/nSsWX5pSUU

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