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Obama's 'Green Jobs Czar' Van Jones resigns amid controversy
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Late Saturday, Van Jones, the White House 'environmental advisor', resigned amid weeks of mounting criticism.
Van Jones, a self admitted Communist, recently found himself in hot water for a video that surfaced when answering a question posed at him asking why Republicans were trying to block Obama's policies. He responded with, Republicans are 'assholes.'
Jones also apologized for signing a petition that questioned whether the Bush Administration 'allowed 9/11 to happen as a pretext to war.'
In the past, Van Jones was a member of the bay area organization 'STORM'. STORM,' Standing together to organize a Revolutionary Movement', is known for having Marxist members and leanings.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) called on Jones to resign Friday, saying in a statement, "His extremist views and coarse rhetoric have no place in this administration or the public debate."
According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs thanked Jones for his service Sunday on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." "What Van Jones decided was that the agenda of this president was bigger than any one individual," he said.
"So the president doesn't endorse, in any way, the things that Van Jones said before, the things he did?" Stephanopoulos asked.
"He doesn't, but he thanks him for his service," Gibbs said.
