CNN's Van Jones argued Friday during an analysis on racial tensions that a “white, liberal Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Democratic pollster advised Biden campaign to pick Warren as VP Longtime Democratic pollster: Warren 'obvious solution' for Biden's VP pick How Obama just endorsed Trump MORE supporter walking her dog in Central Park” can pose a more insidious threat to African Americans than openly racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Jones was referring to Amy Cooper, a white woman who called the police on a black man in New York’s Central Park on Monday after he asked that she put her dog on a leash.
Film of the exchange and subsequent call to police went viral, with Cooper repeatedly referring to the man's race while falsely saying she was being threatened.
It’s the white, liberal Hillary Clinton supporter walking her dog in Central Park who would tell you right now, 'Oh I don’t see race, race is no big deal to me, I see all people the same, I give to charities,’ but the minute she sees a black man who she does not respect, or who she has a slight thought against, she weaponized race like she had been trained by the Aryan Nation,” Jones said.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioAt least 40 arrested at New York City protest over George Floyd case Woman loses her job after viral video shows her calling police on black birdwatcher in Central Park Woman apologizes after video goes viral of her calling police on black birdwatcher in Central Park MORE (D) said Friday he believes Cooper should be investigated for making a false claim to police.
