Jeff Bezos donates $ 100 million to CNN commentator Van Jones – says he can do “no matter he desires” with the cash

# Roommate, Jeff Bezos (the richest man in the world) has had a pretty busy week – and he has decided to end it by giving away a very nice piece of his multi-billion dollar fortune. After his recent trip into space, Jeff Bezos must clearly have felt too generous as he just donated $ 100 million to popular CNN commentator Van Jones.

@CNN reports Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is no stranger to charitable giving, but his latest generosity has stunned regular CNN commentator Van Jones. Bezos announced that he was donating $ 100 million to Jones to do “whatever he wants” when he stated that Jones was one of two recipients of the Courage and Civility Award, one of his “surprising” philanthropic initiatives. Bezos added, “They can give anything for their own charity or share the wealth. It’s up to them. ”The donation and the award are intended to honor those who“ showed courage ”and tried to be at one in a divided world, said Bezos. The other recipient was Chef Jose Andres.

Upon accepting the massive financial gift, Van Jones expressed his shock and appreciation, saying, “Sometimes dreams come true”. He also said to Jeff Bezos, “You are betting on me and I appreciate it. [It’s money for me to] “Give to others who have a similar spirit.”

Bezos explained what the Courage and Civility Award is and why the mission is important to him:

“We need clubs and not detractors. We need people who argue hard and act hard for what they believe. But they always do this with courtesy and never ad hominem attacks. Unfortunately, we live in a world where too often this is not the case. But we have role models. “

Earlier this week, after returning from his headline-grabbing space trip, Jeff Bezos received a small backlash for thanking his Amazon employees and customers for “paying for the trip” – which some found insensitive .

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