CNN analyst Van Jones said Tuesday night that the previous 24 hours were "a big wake-up call for Democrats," citing the Iowa caucuses "debacle" and a "strong" State of the Union address in which President Trump went "after black votes."
"I think the last 24 hours have been a big wake-up call for Democrats," Jones said. "The Iowa caucus was a debacle. And this was a very strong speech."
"At the same time, warning the Democrats. What he was saying to African Americans can be effective. You may not like it, but he mentioned HBCUs, black colleges have been struggling for a long time, a bunch of them have gone under, he threw a lifeline to them in real life in his budget," Jones, a former adviser to President Obama, added. "He talked about that. He talked about criminal justice reform. He talked about opportunity zones."
