CNN’s Van Jones Apologizes To Vivek Ramaswamy In Confrontation About Prior Death Threats

CNN political commentator Van Jones apologized to former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for previous harsh words that preceded death threats against the former candidate’s family, according to footage posted Friday.

Jones had called Ramaswamy “a demagogue” and “dangerous” during a Dec. 6 segment on CNN following a primary debate where the-then presidential candidate addressed the “great replacement theory.” Ramaswamy encountered Jones in-person at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Thursday, where he recounted the police arresting a man sending death threats to himself and his family “within 48 hours” of Jones’ remark, according to footage filmed by conservative political commentator Benny Johnson.

“So you were on-air, and you said that he’s like a demagogue, he’s dangerous, he’s gonna be around for 50 years, long after Donald Trump’s gone,” Ramaswamy told Jones. “So the first time in the campaign, we get a death threat of a man who wants to show up in New Hampshire. Thankfully, the police intervened and got him.”

The suspect, 30-year-old Tyler Anderson, allegedly sent text messages on Dec. 8 threatening to kill Ramaswamy and his supporters while he campaigned in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, according to a Dec. 11 press release by the District of New Hampshire U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities arrested him on Dec. 9 after federal agents tracked down threatening messages sent to Ramaswamy’s phone and home address, according to The New York Times.