Donald Trumps bizarre and rambling televised speech yesterday has at least one Democratic strategist feeling hopeful about the future.On CNN, commentator Van Jones said that Trumps speech made him not afraid of Trump anymore. Related Trump just wrote a suicide note for America, political expert says Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today This is the first time Ive seen a Donald Trump Im not afraid of, Jones told CNNs Kaitlan Collins. He is exaggerating how bad things were. Thats okay.Hes exaggerating how good things are. That is great for us. That is fantastic. His big threat to Democrats is that he was more in touch with ordinary people than everybody else.He had the Democratic elite sitting up here talking big fancy words and coming up with some new thing to be worried about every day, and he was right there with the everyday people. This is not how everyday people experience this economy or the country. People are scared. They are worried. They see a bunch of things that are happening that seem completely out of control.Trump sounded a little scared, he sounded a little nervous, Jones continued. I think this is a beatable guy next year and I think he proved it tonight. Jones isnt the only person to think that Trump seemed off-kilter during his speech, which he delivered two days before the Department of Justice will be required to release the Epstein files.Itreeks of desperation, Voxs Zach Beauchamp said of the speech. What a ridiculous rant from Trump, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on social media. Jayapal is the mother of a trans child. No matter how he tries to spin it, everything is getting more expensive and the American people are hurting. What a ridiculous rant from Trump.No matter how he tries to spin it, everything is getting more expensive and the American people are hurting.Our government should be working to lower costs, not pointing fingers and making excuses. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) December 18, 2025Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.