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Obama Aide Van Jones Resigns After GOP Attacks
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| Last Edited | Craverguy Sep 05, 2009 11:57pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, September 6, 2009 05:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Obama's environmental adviser Van Jones resigned from his post late Saturday evening after he came under fire for a series of inflammatory statements he made about Republicans, the White House said early Sunday morning.
Jones, Obama's green jobs "czar," was caught on tape in an expletive-packed rant, directly attacking Republicans in the Senate who he said abused their majority position in the past to push legislation through. He told Politico after the statements were released that the comments were "inappropriate" and "offensive."
"They do not reflect the experience I have had since joining the administration," Jones said in the statement.
The White House kept mum about Jones Friday, telling reporters only Jones would remain as part of Obama's administration. |
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