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highplainsdem

(53,827 posts)
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 02:22 PM Jul 2024

J.D. Vance in 2016 on Trump as America's Hitler





Alex Cole
@acnewsitics

Here is the message JD Vance sent to his friend suggesting Donald Trump might be "America's Hitler."




Editing to link to a 2022 article about this from an Ohio newspaper:

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/04/19/americas-hitler-old-j-d-vance-message-turns-up-in-heated-senate-primary/

A state representative from Georgia has thrown a wrench into what was supposed to be something of a coronation for Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance. After securing former President Trump’s endorsement last week, Vance was set to campaign with Trump’s son Don Jr. before Trump himself visits Ohio this weekend.

Like Vance, Rep. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, went to Yale for law school, and the two lived together for a time. Monday, McLaurin shared an apparent screenshot of a conversation they had in February of 2016.

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In the tweet, McLaurin said “the public deserves to know the magnitude of this guy’s bad faith.”

In a statement, Vance campaign manager Jordan Wiggins dismissed the image as old news.

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leftstreet

(36,454 posts)
1. Lol he calls his own base "these people"
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 02:26 PM
Jul 2024

At least he's transparent about how much the Rs depise the working class people they claim to represent

OrlandoDem2

(2,443 posts)
3. I wonder how many people like to be called lower-educated.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 02:28 PM
Jul 2024

Forget about the Hitler comment for a second. He insulted most of the GOP base. That needs to go viral. They flipped out when Hillary called the deplorables. How is this any different?

calguy

(5,836 posts)
4. This... among many other things he said before he swallowed trump's member
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 02:30 PM
Jul 2024

will make for some fantastic campaign ad material.

Hopefully Biden's campaign staff will not shy away from doing so. Kamila will for sure kick his ass with it if the two sit down for a debate, which is fairly unlikely, in my opinion.

CTyankee

(65,590 posts)
6. I have the feeling that Kamila will "have him for lunch" in a debate.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 02:33 PM
Jul 2024

She's a perfect foil for him. I also have the feeling that he won't know what hit him after that debate...

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