‘I didn’t vote for Trump’: J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, was once a bitter critic | ABS-CBN
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‘I didn’t vote for Trump’: J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, was once a bitter critic
‘I didn’t vote for Trump’: J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, was once a bitter critic
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Published Jul 17, 2024 10:55 AM PHT
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Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump.
Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump.
Publicly, he called the Republican presidential candidate an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler.
Publicly, he called the Republican presidential candidate an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler.
In a video from a talk Vance gave at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics in February 2017, shortly after Trump assumed office, his critique of Trump was more nuanced.
In a video from a talk Vance gave at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics in February 2017, shortly after Trump assumed office, his critique of Trump was more nuanced.
During the talk, which focused on Vance’s bestselling memoir “Hillbilly “, he said that he did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election and was concerned about Trump’s rhetoric, but agreed with his focus on jobs.
During the talk, which focused on Vance’s bestselling memoir “Hillbilly “, he said that he did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election and was concerned about Trump’s rhetoric, but agreed with his focus on jobs.
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He also said that while some of Trump’s supporters were racists, he did not believe that the issue driving most Trump voters was racism.
He also said that while some of Trump’s supporters were racists, he did not believe that the issue driving most Trump voters was racism.
Trump named Vance, now a U.S. Senator, as his running made on Monday on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Trump named Vance, now a U.S. Senator, as his running made on Monday on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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