CNN host Van Jones on Thursday said that Democrats are in a "lose-lose situation" on impeachment, adding that heavy media attention on such efforts "take the oxygen away from [2020 Democratic presidential] candidates" while making an appearance on the network.

“It’s a tricky thing, the impeachment process, because for some Republicans it makes them want to rally around the flag," Jones told anchor Erin Burnett on "Outfront."

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"When I was anti-Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonHarris: Ginsburg 'absolutely' cleared the path for me Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid Barr's Russia investigator has put some focus on Clinton Foundation: report MORE from the left in the ’90s, and then they tried to impeach him, suddenly Clinton was my best friend,” he continued. “I was like, ‘Leave Bill Clinton alone.’ So, I think you get crosscurrents in this thing, and at the same time, the Democrats are in a lose-lose situation.”

!!!!@CNN contributor & former Special Advisor to President Obama Van Jones tells a hard truth to House Democrats on impeachment.



"Democrats are in a lose-lose situation." pic.twitter.com/ktHbb5FMwB — Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) October 4, 2019

“If they don’t do something, their own base is going to feel disappointed and feel like maybe Trump gets away too much,” Jones, a former Obama official, added. “If you go through with impeachment, though, you divide the country further, you take the oxygen away from your candidates, and you still don’t solve the problem of foreign interference. Just because you impeach a president, it doesn’t mean you don’t still have the problem of foreign interference. It’s a big mess.”

Recent polls show mixed results but a rising appetite from the public on impeaching President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE.

A recent CBS News poll shows 55 percent in favor an impeachment inquiry into Trump, with 45 percent not supporting it.

The same CBS poll also says 58 percent say Trump does not deserve to be impeached or that it’s “too soon to say.”

On job approval amid impeachment efforts, a Hill-HarrisX survey released Wednesday sees the president's approval ticking up to 49 percent — its highest mark this year.