Last week, AAPI Victory Fund President Brad Jenkins appeared on The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross to discuss how celebrities can influence policy and voters, and the importance of utilizing one's platform

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Watch Brad's segment with Tiffany Cross HERE

  • "At the end of the day, it comes down to trust and community, and unfortunately most Americans have lost trust with institutions broadly speaking. Particularly government, public officials and politicians.
  • What John Stewart did is pretty remarkable. And I don't think we give that guy enough credit, I'm a huge fan. But what he's able to do is he's focused on this issue, he knows that his voice is important, and so, what he did is use his voice to put a spotlight on those that need it."
  • "These veterans were not going to get these benefits unless John Stewart stood there and held these members of Congress accountable. And I think it's a lesson, right?
  • Killer Mike is another great public figure out there. I think that there's so few public figures who put their own self on the line, put own platform on the line with the millions of fans that they have and put that spotlight on people that deserve it. That's the lesson here, I hope and wish that a lot of people see what John Stewart did and we see a lot more of it because I don't see a lot of public figures doing this-really putting themselves out there on the line. So huge kudos to John."