nominated fema he s the nominee. but he hasn t been confirmed. so they hope there is stability but the concern is they don t have the clout to need to get what they want when they need it. he said, as phil points out, the president likes having the, quote, acting officials in charges of various agencies but is that the message the public wants to hear especially during a hurricane crisis? well, in a time of crisis, what the american public wants and expects is stability. and that is increasingly difficult when i have say number of officials who have been serving in an acting capacity more temporary roles. it is not entirely clear who is calling the shots. and as phil pointed out, the president likes that flexibility because it allows him to exert control over some of the departments and agencies. but it does call into question whether or not career officials are the ones who are able to exert influence over the decision-making process. and there is also the question of the
immigration has been highly effective wedge issue for republicans, especially with the base. but now this story has really shocked the country. you know, i certainly has resonated with latinos that now this is something that democrats can win on. and we see this in the pugh poll that is out and shown for the first time recently the number one issue for democrats which is typically economy or health care is now immigration. that s what we typically see with republicans and couple that with republicans and this president among latinos at 69% negative with african-americans, it s 86%. that gives them an opening in certain districts can large latino populations including florida. you know, to try and exploit the president s vulnerability. and in florida, especially the many puerto ricans unhappy in addition to immigration with the hurricane crisis. justin, you published an article on wednesday highlighting how the president signed the executive order that would essentially not separate f
welcome back to the van jones show. next week, nba champions golden state warriors are headed to washington d.c. but they are skipping the ceremonial visit to the white house. technically they just got disinvited. you may remember at the height of the hurricane crisis in puerto rico, president trump picked a twitter fight with warriors star steph curry. somebody i said at the time was not the best target. apparently he didn t get the memo that dad s in america created steph curry in a lab. so our kids would have somebody to look up to. steph curry is such an inspiration, using his money and fame for good. i had a chns to sit down with him and talk about his family and politics, and of course about basketball. take a look.
of the hurricane crisis in puerto rico, president trump picked a twitter fight with warriors star steph curry, somebody i said at the time was not the best target. apparently he didn t get the memo that dads in america created steph curry in a lab so our kids would have somebody to look up to. steph curry is such an inspiration. using his money and fame for good. i had a chance to sit down with him about his family, politics and, of course, basketball. take a look. well, first of all, i m so glad that you re here. i m especially glad because now my sons might watch my show. whatever it takes, right? i can t tell you how much i admire you. you are somebody who was able to hold on to your dream to be great when not everybody believed in that dream. as a dad and as a father, you re at a different level and i think