Vance tells Sean Hannity that Democratic ‘arsonists’ will reverse Trump’s successes even as he admits his own administration needs more time

JD Vance laid out the Trump administration’s best case for a Republican victory in the midterm elections on Thursday, returning to his role as the White House’s great communicator. But instead of empathizing with Americans’ economic pains and fears about the future, the vice president leaned into fear-mongering about Democrats.

Vance spoke with Fox’s Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Thursday, and leaned into the administration’s successes at driving illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border to 50-year lows as he made the case for the GOP.

As he spoke about the supposed priorities of hypothetical Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, however, Vance claimed that his opponents wanted to block Republicans from ever winning elections again and “transform” America, citing such issues as acceptance of transgender Americans.

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    32 minutes ago

    Why does Vance have a voice? He should be attending book clubs and funerals in his role as VP. Is he griping about us complaining about his useless, no good, degenerate boss?

  • Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Vance claimed that his opponents wanted to block Republicans from ever winning elections again

    So basically what the reds are trying to do to the Democrats very literally right now?

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      Exactly. Statements like that give them the rationalization to do anything they want, because they’re just leveling the playing field after Democratic cheating, even if there’s no evidence of Democratic cheating.

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    Forgive me, but I’m just gonna be vulgar for a moment. My partner and I are well off. I don’t usually like to mention it, but I will in this context. We were discussing our ability to absorb the price increases pretty easily and how we feel not a shred of compassion for the maga shitheads who experience financial precarity because of how they voted. Fuck 'em.

    On the other hand, I feel bad for their children who didn’t choose to have groceries become less accessible, their education shat upon, and the same with every other way those kids get hurt by their stupid parents’ bad politics.

    And that’s saying nothing of all the good people who didn’t invite this upon themselves and tried to prevent it from happening but suffer just the same. I hope for the least harm to be visited upon people who didn’t do this to themselves. And the most for those that cheered for it. (I normally only want good things for people, but I take this moment to give in to my anger a bit.)

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    How strict are we on the Lemmy.world instance in terms of what we can say?

    Because I’m gonna express what I’m thinking in one way or another, it’s just a matter of how bluntly I can say it on a regular basis.

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      I think it is against policy and morally wrong to suggest Vance should choose to staple his scrote to a wooden structure and self immolate, if that’s what your asking.

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    12 hours ago

    “JD Vance, Vice President to President Trump, man who incessantly gripes about every minor slight, real or imagined, tells americans to not gripe about legitimate issues”

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      Here in Ohio they’re now running whataboutism ads against the Dem candidate for Governor. The whole ad is someone in 2028 complaining about not being able to afford groceries because of the the candidate, Amy Acton’s, tax hikes.

      THAT is the whole ad

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    It certainly feels like we’re treated as peasants like they are in those movies where the king and royalty just treat everyone beneath them like shit. We’re just rabble to be mocked, fodder for the peerage’s disposal. Except you know, unlike real life, in the movie the bad guys get it in the end.

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    13 hours ago

    Vote the fucking MAGA weasels out of office. Release the damn Epstein Files and end the stupid war against Iran.

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    19 hours ago

    Vance claimed that his opponents wanted to block Republicans from ever winning elections again and “transform” America, citing such issues as acceptance of transgender Americans.

    Oh noes not FREEDOM anything but that

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    “look I know groceries and gas are expensive right now, and that’s affecting 99% of you poors negatively. But you can fuck off, poors. If Democrats get into power we will have to accept trans people, which affects none of you negatively. Surely you can understand why you must starve.”