Posted on 07/16/2024 10:13:55 AM PDT by RandFan
The deputy prime minister has dismissed comments by Donald Trump's running mate for US vice president that UK under Labour might be the first "truly Islamist" country with nuclear weapons.
JD Vance, the Ohio senator chosen as Mr Trump's vice presidential candidate on Monday night, made the comments while at the National Conservatism conference in Washington DC last week.
The 39-year-old said he was "beating up" on the UK, and had discussed with a friend “what is the first truly Islamist country to get a nuclear weapon", then joked "maybe it's Iran, maybe Pakistan kind of counts, and then we sort of decided maybe it's actually the UK since Labour just took over".
The suggestion that Islamists are gaining in power in some European countries with Muslim minorities is common in some right-wing US political circles.
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I must agree with JD.
Pakistan.
He’s off to a good start
He’s off to a good start
The best jokes have an edge of truth to them…
The perfidious Europeans meddle in our American politics 24x7x365 so they cannot complain. We need to call out the disaster of the European ruling class every chance we get.
Even if he was slightly inaccurate, that was a great line.
Yes very much in jest but you know what the media are like.
Exploding heads
So far JD is telling the truths that aren’t appreciated.
Welcome JD!
Should have said France.
Somewhere around 20% of children born in France are to Muslims. Then there are those born to black Africans, non-Muslim.
In twenty years it could easily be 40%. And the Muslim population will be younger, stronger, triumphantly aggressive, spurred by a conquest-faith.
If you look at his Twitter/X posts you’ll realize he has a sarcastic sense of humor.
Gee, I can't imagine why.
/sarc
Pakistan has nukes. So does France. The UK would be at least the second Islamist country with nukes.
JD mentioned the Pakis in an off hand way... “maybe Pakistan kind of counts”,
I think you can look forward to more Truth bombs.
JD Will surprise a few of you
He’s a real guy
As a Senate watcher due to Rand I’ve come across a few of JD’s speeches
And I give him good marks.
He will surprise a few of you !!
Thanks!
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