CNN's Van Jones: 'I Messed Up' on 'Dead Gaza Baby' Quip (Connecting the Dots: Van Jones, CNN, Bill Maher, The Sundance Institute & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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Eric Mack | Sunday, 05 October 2025 09:30 AM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/cnn-war-hamas/2025/10/05/id/1229074/
Laughing
over the death of babies in Hamas' war with Israel had CNN's Van Jones apologizing profusely
overnight into Sunday morning after his appearance on Friday's "Real
Time With Bill Maher."
"Yeah,
I messed up on this one," Jones wrote on X when called out for using
"dead Gaza baby" and "Diddy" as a punch line for laughs.
"And I'm sorry.
"I
was trying to raise awareness about foreign adversaries creating chaos online —
which is undermining democracy everywhere. But what I said was easily
misunderstood, and the way I said it was flat-out insensitive. Babies are dying
every day in Gaza. Nobody should dispute that fact or make light of it in any
way.
"To
the people living in fear and burying family members every day, of all ages — I
apologize."
Jones
made no apology or mention of the babies slaughtered by Hamas terrorists on
Oct. 7, 2023, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President
Donald Trump frequently remind the world in speeches, including at the U.N.
General Assembly last month, that terrorists put babies into ovens and forced
their families to watch their horrific death.
The
comment that brought Jones' apology was using the sentencing of Sean
"Diddy" Combs and "dead Gaza baby" in his punch line.
"Iran
and Qatar have come up with a disinformation campaign that they are running
through TikTok and Instagram that is massive," Jones told Maher. "If
you are a young person, you are opening up your phone, and all you see is —
dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza baby, dead
Gaza baby."
After
getting blasted from all sides on social media, Jones was forced to make
multiple apologetic posts after midnight Saturday.
"I
made a comment on Real Time with Bill Maher about the war in Gaza that was
insensitive and hurtful," Jones added on X.
"I apologize. The suffering of the people of Gaza — especially the
children — is not a punch line. I'm deeply sorry it came across that way.
"What's
happening to children in Gaza is heartbreaking. As a father, I can't begin to
imagine the pain their parents are enduring, unable to protect their kids from
unimaginable harm. I'm praying and working for an immediate end to this war —
and for peace and safety for every family caught in its path.
"I'm
truly sorry for the pain my words caused to people who are already suffering
more than anyone should."
Again,
Jones made no mention of the babies slaughtered by terrorists. The
civilian deaths in Gaza, Israel has long noted to deaf ears in liberal
media, are a function of Hamas' terrorist tactic of using Gaza civilians and
hostages as human shields.
Israel
is hunting down Hamas terrorists in Gaza in pursuit of the 250-plus hostages
taken in the raid two years ago – both dead and alive. In the Israeli Defense
Forces' search, Israeli officials note the terrorists and hostages are being
found hidden under hospitals and children's schools and in terror tunnels
funded by stolen humanitarian aid for the past two decades under Hamas' reign.
Connecting the Dots:
Real
Time With Bill Maher is an HBO program.
HBO Video is a
division of HBO.
Henry W. McGee was
the president of HBO Video and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a
funder for the Sundance Institute.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Robert Redford was
the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, a member of
the Kappa Sigma and a director at the Apollo Alliance.
Ted Turner is a
member of the Kappa Sigma, the founder of CNN and a
co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a
supporter for the Center for American Progress, and is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the Center for American Progress.
Van Jones was a
senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a director at
the Apollo Alliance and is a commentator for CNN.
Robert Redford was
a director at the Apollo Alliance, a member of the Kappa
Sigma and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Henry W. McGee was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and the president of HBO
Video.
HBO Video is a
division of HBO.
Real
Time With Bill Maher is an HBO program.
Bill Maher
is the host of Real Time With Bill Maher, a friend of Seth
MacFarlane and was a contributor for Priorities USA Action.
Priorities
USA Action is a super PAC supporting the 2012 Barack Obama
presidential campaign.
Yolanda
Parker was a fundraiser for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential
campaign and is a director at People for the American Way.
Seth MacFarlane is
a director at the People for the American Way and a friend
of Bill Maher.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the People for the American Way.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Norman Lear is
a director at the People for the American Way, the president of
the Lear Family Foundation and married to Lyn Davis
Lear.
Lear
Family Foundation was a funder for the People for the American
Way.
Lyn Davis Lear is
a director at the Lear Family Foundation, married to Norman
Lear and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Robert Redford was
the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, a director
at the Apollo Alliance and a member of the Kappa Sigma.
Henry W. McGee was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and the president of HBO
Video.
HBO Video is a
division of HBO.
Real Time With Bill Maher is an HBO program.
Sundance Institute is the sponsor for the Sundance Film
Festival.
Robert Redford is
the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, a trustee
at the Natural Resources Defense Council and an honorary board
member for Green Cross International.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Sundance Institute, the Natural Resources
Defense Council and the Human Rights Watch,
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and
was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.
Patricia E. Mitchell is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute, a board member for Global Green USA and was a director at the Human Rights Watch.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a board member for Global Green USA and
a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder of Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair
Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt
Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros is Jonathan
Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and People for
the American Way.
Alec Baldwin is
a director at People for the American Way.
Norman Lear is
a director at People for the American Way and married to Lyn
Davis Lear.
Lyn Davis Lear is
married to Norman Lear and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Sundance Institute.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Kenneth D. Cole is
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and married to Maria
Cuomo Cole.
Maria Cuomo Cole is
married to Kenneth D. Cole and a trustee at the Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a national partner with the America
Votes.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.
Cecile Richards was the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation
of America, the founder & president of America Votes,
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America a
grant overseer for the Turner Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a
funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the Turner Foundation, an honorary board member for Green Cross International, the founder of CNN and a member of the Kappa Sigma.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder of Green Cross International.
Robert Redford was
a member of the Kappa Sigma, the founder & president for the Sundance
Institute and a director at the Apollo Alliance.
Van Jones was a director at the Apollo Alliance, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is a commentator for CNN.
John D. Podesta is the chair & counselor for the Center
for American Progress, and the chairman for the Center for American
Progress Action Fund.
Center
for American Progress Action Fund is a fund, affiliated advocacy group
for the Center for American Progress.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is
the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and was a
supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Apple Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
AT&T Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Bank of
America Corp. was a funder for the Center for American
Progress.
BMW of
North America LLC was a funder for the Center for American
Progress.
Citigroup Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Coca-Cola
Company was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Facebook was a
funder for the Center for American Progress.
General
Electric Company was a funder for the Center for American
Progress.
Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. (Bailout Company) was a funder for the Center
for American Progress.
Motion
Picture Association of America was a funder for the Center for
American Progress.
PepsiCo, Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
PG&E
Corporation was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Samsung
Electronics Co. was a funder for the Center for American
Progress.
Time Warner Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
T-Mobile USA,
Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Toyota
Motor North America was a funder for the Center for American
Progress.
Visa Inc. was a
funder for the Center for American Progress.
Wal-Mart
Stores Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Wells Fargo &
Co. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Carol M. Browner is
a director, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and
was the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration.
Tom Daschle is
a director at the Center for American Progress and was the nominee
for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama
administration.
Ezekiel Emanuel is
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the
health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.
Lawrence H.
Summers is a distinguished fellow at the Center for American
Progress and was the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack
Obama administration.
Cassandra Q. Butts was
the SVP for the Center for American Progress and the deputy White
House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.
Philip J. Crowley was
the director of homeland security at the Center for American Progress
and the assistant secretary of state for the Barack Obama
administration.
Derek Douglas was
an associate director of economic policy at the Center for American
Progress and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack
Obama administration.
Bradley J. Kiley was
a VP for the Center for American Progress and the director of
management and administration for the Barack Obama administration.
Karen Kornbluh was
a visiting scholar at the Center for American Progress and a policy
director for Barack Obama.
Jeanne Lambrew was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
deputy assistant to the president for health policy for the Barack
Obama administration.
Denis McDonough was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
chief of staff; former deputy national security adviser for the Barack
Obama administration.
Esther M.
Olavarria was the director of immigration policy at the Center
for American Progress and is the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security for the Barack Obama
administration.
Dan Restrepo was
the Americas Project director at the Center for American Progress
and a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama
administration.
Gene B. Sperling was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
assistant to the president for economic policy for the Barack Obama
administration.
Todd Stern was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
special envoy for climate change at the U.S. Department of State for
the Barack Obama administration.
Melody C. Barnes was
the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy
council, director for the Barack Obama administration and is Barack
Obama’s golf partner.
Van Jones was a
senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a director at
the Apollo Alliance and is a commentator for CNN.
Robert Redford was
a director at the Apollo Alliance, a member of the Kappa
Sigma and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Henry W. McGee was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and the president of HBO
Video.
HBO Video is a
division of HBO.
Real
Time With Bill Maher is an HBO program.
Bill Maher
is the host of Real Time With Bill Maher, a friend of Seth
MacFarlane and was a contributor for Priorities USA Action.
Priorities
USA Action is a super PAC supporting the 2012 Barack Obama
presidential campaign.
Yolanda
Parker was a fundraiser for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential
campaign and is a director at People for the American Way.
Seth MacFarlane is
a director at the People for the American Way and a friend
of Bill Maher.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the
American Way.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Norman Lear is
a director at the People for the American Way, the president of
the Lear Family Foundation and married to Lyn Davis
Lear.
Lear
Family Foundation was a funder for the People for the American
Way.
Lyn Davis Lear is
a director at the Lear Family Foundation, married to Norman
Lear and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Robert Redford was
the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, a director
at the Apollo Alliance and a member of the Kappa Sigma.
Henry W. McGee was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and the president of HBO
Video.
HBO Video is a
division of HBO.
Real
Time With Bill Maher is an HBO program.
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Bill Maher: NPR 'Crazy Far Left,' Stop Government Funding (Connecting
the Dots: NPR, PBS, HBO, Bill Maher, Gun Control & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Real Time With Bill
Maher)
Monday,
March 31, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/bill-maher-npr-crazy-far-left-stop.html
Project Veritas Investigation: CNN’s Van Jones Appears to Call Russia
Controversy a ‘Big Nothing Burger’ (Past Research
on Van Jones)
Thursday,
June 29, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/project-veritas-investigation-cnns-van.html
Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons
Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)
Saturday,
June 20, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html
GE, Walmart, AT&T, Google Among Center for American Progress Donors
(Past Research on the Center for American Progress &
the Barack Obama administration)
Saturday,
December 14, 2013
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