J.D. Vance Melts Down Over Questions About His Military Record
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Despite lobbing the same questions at Tim Walz, J.D. Vance lost it when pressed about his own military service.

Despite lobbing the same questions at Tim Walz, J.D. Vance lost it when pressed about his own military service.

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance seems perfectly happy to dish out criticism of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over his military record, but he just can’t take it.

Vance blew up at CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Thursday, after she called Vance an “imperfect messenger” to criticize Walz over his military service.

“At what point did military service become a liability?” Keilar asked rhetorically on CNN’s Inside Politics. “I also think that J.D. Vance as a messenger on this may be an imperfect messenger.”

Vance served a single four-year enlistment in the public affairs section in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and according to his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, the Republican nominee was “lucky to escape any real fighting.” Still, that hasn’t stopped Vance from accusing Walz, who served with the Army National Guard for 24 years, of exiting the service before his unit was deployed to Iraq.

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      That is a fair answer to that question.

      Now I’m picturing Vance trying intentionally the say the most racist thing he can think of and instead of doing something like dropping the Hard R while giving a speech in the middle of Harlem about how “We’re gonna reinstate slavery baby!”

      He somehow manages to not only endear black people to Trump and vice verse, but is actually successful in one speech at ending racism forever.

      • pyre@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 months ago

        or if you wanna go really crazy… he develops a charisma, and people start liking him. he starts acting like a human and stops being a weirdo creep.

        i think your scenario is more likely though.