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Moments after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were projected to be the next President and Vice President of America, Anderson Cooper asked his co-host Van Jones to give his thoughts.
"It's easier to be a parent this morning. It's easier to tell your kids character matters. It matters ... telling the truth matters. Being a good person matters," Jones said, while fighting back tears. "And it's easier for a whole lot of people. If you're a Muslim in this country, you don't have to worry if the president doesn't want you here. If you're an immigrant you don't have to worry if the president is going to have babies snatched away or send Dreamers back for no reason. This is vindication for a lot of people who have really suffered."
You know the 'I can't breathe?' That wasn't just George Floyd. That was a lot of people that felt they couldn't breathe," he continued. "Every day you're waking up and you're getting these tweets, and you just don't know. And you're going to the store, and people who have been afraid to show their racism are getting nastier and nastier to you. And you're worried about your kids. And you're worried about your sister. Can she just go to Walmart and just get back into her car without somebody saying something to her? And you spent so much of your life energy just trying to hold it together. This is a big deal, for us just to be able to get some peace, and have a chance for a reset. The character of the country matters, and being a good man matters."
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