Charlamagne tells Van Jones to ‘shut up’ over Mamdani speech criticism

Radio host Charlamagne tha God instructed CNN host Van Jones to close up on Wednesday after criticizing newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s fiery victory speech.

Jones accused Mamdani of a “change of character” on Tuesday throughout an impassioned speech on election night time, arguing that he missed a chance to convey extra New Yorkers to his camp after a contentious election.

“I believe he missed a chance tonight to open up and get extra individuals into the tent,” Jones instructed CNN’s election night time panel. “I believe his tone was sharp. I believe he used the microphone in a manner that he was nearly shouting. And that is not the Mamdani that we have seen on TikTok and the nice interviews and stuff like that, so I felt like there was a bit of character change right here, the place the nice and cozy, open, embracing man who’s near the working individuals wasn’t on stage tonight, and there was a special voice on stage.”

Charlemagne destroyed Jones for his feedback the following morning, nominating him in his signature “Donkey of the Day” phase.

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Radio host Charlamagne tha God objected to CNN commentator Van Jones’ criticism of newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech. (Charlamagne picture by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg through Getty Photos I Van Jones picture through Paul Marotta/Getty Photos)

“Man, shut your mouth ceaselessly, okay? Rattling it. No alternative was missed. The person simply received. Okay? He simply received. After you win, yeah, you are going to have fun. Yeah, you are going to discuss loud,” Charlamagne responded to Jones’ feedback. “What do you imply he wasn’t scorching sufficient? He took a victory lap, and he deserved to take a victory lap as a result of he received. I simply do not perceive how within the age of Trump we nonetheless inform individuals the best way to discuss. The language of politics is useless, and Donald Trump killed it. And you recognize when you may truly discuss that discuss? After you win.”

Charlamagne struggled to discern which a part of the speech Jones may need objected to, saying his greatest guess was Mamdani’s rhetoric condemning landlords and the city rich by evaluating them to President Donald Trump.

“If anybody can present a rustic betrayed by Donald Trump the best way to defeat him, it’s the metropolis that produced him,” Mamdani stated in his victory speech.

Charlemagne argued that there was nothing divisive in Mamdani’s speech.

“The explanation many issues on this nation usually are not altering is as a result of there usually are not sufficient politicians keen to problem capitalism, and Zohran is doing that. So how can Van Jones be offended when somebody challenges capitalism and the authoritarian technique?” he stated.

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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech on election night time, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

He then turned to his visitor, former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, and requested him to elucidate why Jones’ speech may need been divisive.

Hasan responded that it could be troublesome to get into Jones’ mindset, however provided the context that Jones had as soon as praised Trump’s first speech earlier than a joint session of Congress in 2017 and said that Trump “turned president of america at that second.”

“So Van Jones thinks Donald Trump is giving unifying speeches that may make him president, however thinks Zohran Mamdani, who has united a multiracial, multicultural, multi-income coalition, is sowing division? That claims extra about Van Jones than it does about Zohran Mamdani,” Hasan argued.

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Mehdi Hasan mocked Van Jones’ feedback about President Donald Trump. (David Livingston/Getty Photos)

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