Jill Stein Makes History as First Green Party Candidate to Hold Town Hall on Prime-Time TV (Video)
The presidential nominee and her running mate addressed voters on CNN on Wednesday night in an hour-long meeting in which they outlined their "Green New Deal." Stein also told the public she would "have trouble sleeping at night if either Trump or Clinton is elected" and reiterated her goal to build on Bernie Sanders' "political revolution."Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, addressed voters on CNN on Wednesday night in an hour-long town hall meeting in which they outlined their “Green New Deal.” Stein also told the public she would “have trouble sleeping at night if either Trump or Clinton is elected” and reiterated her goal to build on Bernie Sanders’ “political revolution.”
Watch the entire clip below, and read a summary of Stein and Baraka’s statements here.
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