White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on the ABC show "This Week" that Obama thanked Jones for his service, and for "helping to coordinate renewable energy jobs that are going to lay the foundation for our future economic growth."
When asked whether Obama had wanted Jones to resign, Gibbs was evasive... "The president and the CEQ accepted his resignation because Van Jones, as he says in his statement, understood that he was going to get in the way of the president and ultimately this country moving forward on something as important as creating jobs in a
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