September 15, 2024
JD Vance transforms from calling Trump "America's Hitler" to loyal VP
Political opportunism rewarded with second-highest office
📜Constitutional Law🔐Ethics🗳️Elections
J.D. Vance called Trump 'cultural heroin' and 'America's Hitler' in private messages and interviews during 2016 campaign
Vance publicly apologized for Trump criticisms in Jul. 2021 Fox News interview, saying 'I regret being wrong about the guy'
Peter Thiel brought Vance to his first meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Feb. 2021
Vance deleted critical social media posts about Trump when he announced his Senate candidacy in 2021
Trump endorsed Vance in Ohio GOP Senate primary in Apr. 2022, calling him onto stage despite past 'bad s***'
Vance won 2022 Senate race with Trump endorsement and $15 million from Thiel's Protect Ohio Values super PAC
Trump selected Vance as vice presidential running mate in Jul. 2024 at Republican National Convention
Vance told podcast audience in 2021 that Trump should 'fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant'
📜Constitutional Law🔐Ethics🗳️Elections
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Vance won Ohio's Republican primary after Trump's _______ and Thiel's $_____ million, overcoming early _______ in polls due to his previous Trump criticism.
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A voter in Ohio during Vance's 2022 Senate campaign. You find his old quotes calling Trump "America's Hitler" but his ads now praise Trump as the greatest president ever. How did citizens evaluate this candidate?
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In 2016, JD Vance called Trump "America's Hitler" in private texts. By 2022, he won his Senate race with Trump's endorsement after Peter Thiel spent $15 million on his campaign. What changed?
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At 40, Vance became the youngest VP in decades after just 2 years in the Senate. His rapid rise shows how billionaire backing can accelerate political careers. What can voters do about this system?
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Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson praised Vance as someone who "understands what Trump is running on and agrees with it" unlike other Republicans. How does this affect political authenticity?
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J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Peter Thiel
Billionaire tech investor and political patron
Curtis Yarvin
Neo-reactionary ideologist