CNN, MSNBC anchors hold back tears after stunning Trump win: Nightmare

MSNBC and CNN anchors held back tears and questioned the state of America as they reckoned with a stunning win by former President Donald Trump during the early hours of Wednesday morning.CNN political commentator Van Jones appeared to be on the verge of weeping as it became increasingly apparent that former president Donald Trump would handily defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election.Jones, the former Obama administration official and Democratic Party activist, gave a somber assessment of the election late Tuesday night, saying that he “woke up this morning with a dream” only to be “going to bed with a nightmare.”“I’m thinking about the people who are not a part of anybody’s elite, who are hurting tonight,” Jones told CNN co-panelists on Tuesday as the vote count in the key battleground states showed Trump well-positioned to capture a second term in the White House.Meanwhile, MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, who served as White House press secretary during the Biden administration until 2022, predicted the Democratic party would begin questioning its decision to oust President Joe Biden from the race.“It will begin,” Psaki said on NBC News late Tuesday night, before the network had projected a winner.“She’s run a campaign over the course of 107 days.

That is not something we’ve seen in history.And there’ll be lots of questions about exactly that, the timing and the impact of that.”By Wednesday morning, The Associated Press, The New York Times and major news networks including NBC and CNN had called the election for Trump.MSNBC panelists reflected on Trump’s overwhelming dominance among swing states, as well as an outpour of Republican votes that gave the GOP control of the Senate.“We had talked about a red wave two years ago that never materialized,” “Morning Joe” anchor Joe Scarborough said on Wednesday.

“I’ve got to say, this is the biggest red wave I’ve seen since Ronald Reagan’s 49-state victory in 198...