Posted on 06/13/2024 10:17:48 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
A new investigation by CNN’s KFile team reveals that Trump VP hopeful and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance liked tweets calling the man he hopes to serve under “douchey,” accusing him of “serial sexual assault,” and even expressing an interest in working under his then-rival, Hillary Clinton.
Senator Vance is one of Donald Trump’s most effusive allies in Congress now, even earning himself a spot on Trump’s shortlist to be his running mate.
But this alliance is still a relatively new one. Back in 2016, he called himself a “Never Trump guy” and called Trump “reprehensible” and an “idiot.” In text messages to a friend, Vance even compared the Republican nominee to Adolf Hitler. Vance has since backpedaled, even designing his entire Senate campaign in 2022 — successfully — around securing Trump’s endorsement, rather than appealing directly to voters. But the KFILE investigation reveals that Vance’s disdain for Trump was even more pronounced than has been previously known.
From the KFILE report:
In February 2016, Vance liked a tweet featuring a photo of Trump, two women and O.J. Simpson with the caption, “Here is an old picture of one of USA’s most hated, villainous, douchey celebs. Also in picture: OJ Simpson.”
Vance also liked tweets from August 2016 that praised his book and envisioned a role for him in a potential Clinton administration and another tweet suggesting he could provide Clinton with the “seeds to a plan to defeat Trump.” But Vance soon began liking several tweets with the hashtag #NeverHillary through October 2016.
While promoting his memoir and appearing on news programs in 2016, Vance liked a series of tweets calling then-candidate Trump a “monster” and a “nemesis of the GOP.” He also liked a tweet acknowledging “threats and derogatory terms Trump supporters hurl at Jews.” He even liked a tweet from CNN anchor Jake Tapper criticizing Trump’s tweet about a woman’s appearance amidst then-first lady Melania Trump’s campaign against cyberbullying
Among the other notable tweets that [Vance] liked were ones that “Does any dad (or future dad) want to look his daughter in the eye and explain why he voted for Trump instead of 1st woman president?” and “Maybe the Central Park 5 could take out a full-page ad to condemn the coddling of thug real estate barons who commit serial sexual assault.”
The new revelations about Vance’s hatred for Trump — and affinity for Clinton — could hurt his stock in the veepstakes. But then again, his transformation goes to show just how submissive a partner Vance might make for on the ticket.
Reminds me of that one eyed dude from Texas who fooled us
Please. No. More. Senators! Something happens when a person becomes a senator. They turn into giant weasels. The corruption is absolute. They cannot be granted positions of executive power. Ever!
DT, being an ex- democrat, knows when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.
I’m counting on it. God’s given him a mountain to climb. Pray for America!
“People in Glass Houses Don’t Throw Stones.”
This is the problem with Congress. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it(as George Carlin used to say).
Congress has a fund to protect themselves when they get sued. Lots of congress critters have been sued.
They protect each other. All but a few are compromised.
When you are elected Congress IF they do not already have dirt on you they try to entrap you. Madison Cawthorn got elected to the house from NC. As soon as he got there he was invited to a swingers party. Which, apparently have been going on for some time. He declined. So, they could not get anything on him to control his vote. He did not get the support to win his reelection and lost.
Cruz voted for fast track trade authority, and supported Goldman Sacs. It was Trump,and every other major canidate was a Globalist.
The first time Trump walked onto a debate stage, I knew he would be President. Woman’s intuition combined with decades-long admiration for his achievements. Even took the elevator up the first floors of Trump tower when visiting NYC. Amazing building and stores filled with incredible luxury goods.
His success in business, his TV show “The Apprentice” revealed his intelligence, ability to do incredible work, and what I considered and still do, his winning personality. Says exactly what he thinks and he’s usually right.
That is how I was.
I like Vance a lot, and he has many qualies that would make him a good VP. Rags to riches story, some national recognition for his book Hillbilly Elegy, and a wife he met in law school who is of Indian descent so their kids are just brown enough to appeal to some undecided voters.
But my new fave VP choice is Doug Burgum. After listening to one speech of his, I am tremendously impressed with his campaigning skills, wonderful sense of humor, ability to, I believe, change people’s minds in the nicest possible way.
I think a lot of people changed their ideas about Trump over time. We don’t need to harp on their initial attitudes toward him.
(There were a lot of so-called ‘Conservatives’ that I liked - until I didn’t anymore :-)
America is committing suicide, meanwhile there are still those who say Trump is too gruff and “unpresidential.”
LOL
cowboyisrael doesn’t like globalists now.
Trump was an ex-Democrat and an unknown quantity.
My arguments at the time weren’t, “he is so terrible”. They were, “”Cruz is a proven conservative and Trump is an ex-Democrat who we can’t trust”.
#1 - I didn’t think he could win and was a Dem plant
#2 - I still believed that Republicans were “conservatives” who wanted to save America.
#3 - I didn’t think Trump was as conservative as Cruz.
He’s probably not as “conservative” as Cruz but now I understand that being conservative is not what’s important. What is important is wanting what is best for the people of America. Not backing down and being willing to fight and sacrifice for the things you believe. That definition of what is important does not apply to 95% of elected “conservative” officials.
Again, I admit I was wrong. It is weird that you would continue to criticize someone after they clearly explain that they understand how they got something wrong.
“I am surprised he doesn’t post notices from the Southern Poverty Law Center.”
A lot of absolute crap posted here these days. And the Democrats know how to get the fish in the pond jumping around attacking their own.
Ya. I did not criticize you. Do difficult to ask questions without getting attacked
Same way you say you didn’t trust a former democrat I can say I don’t know about people who didn’t trust Trump. Which is the majority
Cruz was never going to win he is tone deaf. Cruz lost me with the importing foreign workers vote
Trump always loved this country it was obvious to me
And he was not a former democrat politician but people don’t see that
I like that idea
Oh really? Trump won.
Listen you piece of garbage, DON’T Ycurren YOU EVER QUESTION MY AMERICANISM. I oppose globalists. Globalists are the enemy. Israel is not currently globaliat.The globalist love when morons like you go off on your Israel tangents, while ignoring the real enemy.
Read my posts about globalists.
I guess there are people like that out there. But my point was that lots of people who didn’t particularly support Trump in the beginning with have come to do so. (I suspect that a lot of people who left FR during the ‘great purge’ have come back.)
What’s the point in condemning people who have ‘come around’?
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