James David Vance (born August 2, 1984) is an American venture capitalist, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2023. Vance got a law degree from Yale and became a Senator. But now he is pretending to be a psychologist (and not a good one). Vance was a critic of Donald Trump during the 2016 election, becoming a member of the Never Trump movement, but changed his rhetoric after announcing his candidacy for the Senate. During his tenure in the Senate, he has been a staunch Trump loyalist and defender of Trump's assertions. So he is not a man of convictions, just a opportunist who is supporting a convict so he can play politics. In order to further the GOP, the GOP needs to realize what a failure they have become by scaring congressmen into loyalty to Donald Barabbas Trump. They essentially operate in fear.
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Danish foreign minister scolds Trump administration after Vance trip to Greenland The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration on Saturday for its "tone" criticizing Denmark and Greenland during Vice President JD Vance's visit to the strategic island. Vance — joined by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah — on Friday visited the Pituffick Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation, in Greenland. The trip had been scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danges who were not consulted about the original itinerary. While there, the vice president blasted Denmark for its handling of the island, saying the U.S. base in Greenland is less secure than it was decades ago because of Denmark's stewardship. (CBS 3/28/25) READMORE>>>>> Vance: Musk has made some ‘mistakes’ with DOGE’s federal worker firings Vice President Vance said during an interview that senior President Trump adviser Elon Musk has made some “mistakes” with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) firings of federal government workers, adding that he thinks there are “a lot of good people” who work in government. “Elon himself has said that sometimes you do something, you make a mistake, and then you undo the mistake. I’m accepting of mistakes,” Vance said in an interview with NBC News published on Friday. (The Hill 3/15/25) READMORE>>>>> Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who has been dogged by allegations of misconduct and scrutinized over his lack of qualifications, has been confirmed as secretary of defense by a 51-50 vote in the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky were the sole Republican votes against confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Hegseth’s nomination along party lines on Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, will assume the helm of one the country’s largest, most complex organizations with little relevant experience. He has pitched himself as an unconventional leader who will shake up the Pentagon and rid it of “woke” policies — a goal he shares with Trump. (MSN 1/24/25) READMORE>>>>> 'Trump's wife serving cooked America': JD Vance's bizarre Thanksgiving post has internet losing its cool JD Vance certainly knows how to stir up a social media storm. This Thanksgiving, the Ohio senator sparked internet chatter, with a bizarre post that saw him superimposed as “Trump’s wife” in a reimagined version of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting. The incoming Vice President of the United States had no qualms about captioning the image, which quickly sparked its own interpretation online. Some saw it as Vance seemingly serving a "cooked America" on a silver platter. In the image, Trump is positioned standing behind Vance, further fueling the commentary. On Friday, the father of three took to his X handle to share a parody of Norman Rockwell's iconic "Freedom From Want" painting, with his own face replacing the matriarch serving turkey wearing a cooking apron. Meanwhile, Donald Trump appears as the smiling husband standing behind him in a black suit. (Hindustan Times 11/30/24) READ MORE>>>>> 'Trump's wife serving cooked America': JD Vance's bizarre Thanksgiving post has internet losing its cool JD Vance certainly knows how to stir up a social media storm. This Thanksgiving, the Ohio senator sparked internet chatter, with a bizarre post that saw him superimposed as “Trump’s wife” in a reimagined version of Norman Rockwell’s famous painting. The incoming Vice President of the United States had no qualms about captioning the image, which quickly sparked its own interpretation online. Some saw it as Vance seemingly serving a "cooked America" on a silver platter. In the image, Trump is positioned standing behind Vance, further fueling the commentary. On Friday, the father of three took to his X handle to share a parody of Norman Rockwell's iconic "Freedom From Want" painting, with his own face replacing the matriarch serving turkey wearing a cooking apron. Meanwhile, Donald Trump appears as the smiling husband standing behind him in a black suit. (Hindustan Times 11/30/24) READ MORE>>>>> Could the once united Trump family be fading in this election? In late afternoon sunshine, Eric Trump shook his fist and led chants of “Fight! Fight! Fight!” The second son of Donald Trump told a fervent crowd: “They tried to smear us, they tried to bankrupt us, they came after us, they impeached him twice … then, guys, they tried to kill him.” A who’s who of the Maga movement had gathered for a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, less than three months after the Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt there. Trump was joined on stage by running mate JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk. But if he was looking for moral support from his family, he would have to settle for Eric. His other children – and his wife – were notably absent. The no-shows at Trump’s recent marquee event were indicative of a divided family keeping a lower profile than in past election cycles. When he took the political establishment by storm in 2016, the Trump family business was part of his brand. This time, at campaign stops where he gives disjointed and demagogic speeches, he cuts a more isolated figure. (The Guardian 10/19/24) READMORE>>>>> JD Vance’s mom got health coverage under Trump — by using Obamacare Donald Trump’s running mate has hit on a new strategy to defend the GOP’s oft-criticized health-care record: talk about his own family’s experience. “Members of my family actually got private health insurance, at least, for the first time … under Donald Trump’s leadership,” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said at this month’s vice-presidential debate, repeating a line he has used on the stump. Vance added that his family members switched off Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans, while Trump was in office between 2017 and 2021. Vance was referring to his mother, who purchased private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace run by Ohio after she overcame substance-abuse challenges, became financially stable and subsequently made too much money to remain on Medicaid, a campaign spokesman told The Washington Post. Vance also was invoking a cousin in Florida who obtained private insurance for the first time through the state’s marketplace, spokesman William Martin said. (Washington Post 10/12/24) READMORE>>>>> Rex Huppke: JD Vance ate my dog and Elon Musk ate my cat. Will Trump address this very real issue? Given all the uproar over GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s baseless, utterly false and profoundly racist claims that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in an Ohio town, I would likely to make a public statement that is supported by an equal amount of evidence: “Not long ago, billionaire Elon Musk ate my cat, Mr. Smushyface. Days later, Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, stole and then barbecued and ate my dog, Zoe. I remained quiet about these incidents for fear other tech bros like Musk and Vance might come for my hamster, Dennis. But after much thoughts and prayer, I have decided to honor the memories of Zoe and Mr. Smushyface by letting the world know what I claim to be the truth.” (USA Today 9/13/24) READMORE>>>>> JD Vance’s plane makes emergency landing after door malfunction The charter plane carrying former president Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) made an emergency landing in Milwaukee after a door seal malfunction, the campaign said Friday. The plane, a Boeing 737, declared an emergency shortly after it had left the airport in Milwaukee and returned for repairs, campaign spokesperson Taylor Van Kirk said in a statement. The issue was resolved, and the plane continued to Cincinnati, where Vance lives. Vance was in Milwaukee for a campaign event at the city’s police association. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson said the agency is not investigating the plane’s grounding as it does not qualify as an accident, defined as “events that result in serious injury or death or substantial damage.” (Boing Boing 8/13/24) READ MORE>>>>> Vance cries bully while Trump backstabs over "weird" label
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January 10, 2025: At midnight Vance resigned from the Senate in anticipation of his inauguration as the 50th vice president of the United States on January 20, 2025.
January 20, 2025: Vance was sworn in as the 50th vice president of the United States. May 15, 2024: Trump attended a $50,000 per head private fundraising dinner with Vance in Cincinnati. Guests included Chris Bortz and Republican fundraiser Nate Morris.
July 15, 2024: The guy that compared Trump to Hitler is Trumps running mate.🙄
 Zorek Richards
Earlier this afternoon, Donald Trump formally won the Republican nomination during the convention roll call vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Trump had won 2,387 votes. There were 2,429 votes available but in three states and Washington, DC, the secretary of the convention announced that some votes would be cast “pursuant to the rules and procedures” of the convention.
Donald Trump’s running mate pick is Ohio Sen. JD Vance. I guessed he would be the one early on because of the choices he was the one who most spoke in circles like a Maga. Vance has said he would have refused to certify the election on Jan. 6, 2020, if he were in Pence's position."If I had been vice president, I would have told the states, like Pennsylvania, Georgia and so many others that we needed to have multiple slates of electors," he told ABC News in February, "and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there. That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020. I think that's what we should have done." Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump. He called Donald Trump an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler. "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler," he wrote privately to an associate on Facebook in 2016. I have zero hope for Trump/Vance to win. It's too early to tell from polling what could happen in November. July 15, 2024: On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had chosen Vance as his running mate.
July 17, 2024: The third day of the GOP convention, Vance accepted the nomination to be Trump's running mate. July 26, 2024: Vance clarified his remarks on The Megyn Kelly Show, saying, "It's not a criticism of people who don't have children" and "this is about criticizing the Democratic Party for becoming anti-family and anti-child". He has said that being "pro-babies and pro-family" should be the Republican Party's highest priority.
July 29, 2024: USA Today reported: he word of the political moment seems to be "weird." It may have been unprecedented that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race about 100 days from the election, but that isn't what has Democrats and Republicans sparring over the word "weird." Rather, since Vice President Kamala Harris, a younger, more meme-friendly candidate has stepped in as the Democratic candidate, a host of her surrogates have started labeling her opponents Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance as weirdos. It appears that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, also reportedly under consideration for Harris' running mate, may have started this wave of attacks.
August 4, 2024: USA Today reported: Donald Trump's comments questioning Kamala Harris' Black identity and stumbles by his running mate JD Vance are prompting growing unease among Republicans. In response to a backlash over Vance's remarks about childless women, the Trump campaign is seeking to help him move past the controversy by focusing on issues such as the border that resonate with the GOP base. Republican allies outside the Trump campaign are downplaying their 2024 presidential nominee's recent statements about his Democratic rival and her race as they move into damage control mode with less than 100 days until Election Day. Some in the party are genuinely concerned, though.
August 11, 2024: JD Vance did a few Sunday morning TV Interviews🙄
 Zorek Richards
JD Vance is fundamentally a fake person who changes his tune depending on what audience he's in front of. Today he did what he could to change the subject whenever he could. But where to if he was trying to misdirect? Vance has no concept of what he is or what he believes. His answers went in circles. He also likes to use misdirection in order to get the questions to not be about him. Hello? He is the interviewee and not the interviewer. Misdirection...sometimes called project...is a hallmark of the Trump/Vance campaign.
CNN's Dana Bash was aware and address it: Vance: This (Harris) is a fundamentally fake person Bash: With respect, you changed your position on an important thing, Donald Trump Vance: Of course I did! Bash: So why are you not a chameleon? What's he going to have to complain about when Harris sits down for an interview? I think what he was trying to do is position himself as being brave because he talked to the press. Bravery before the press, however, is not answering questions....it's answering questions truthfully and not constantly trying to misdirect.....which is now a common thing to do in the Maga Party. Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, J.D. Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump. Publicly, he called the Republican presidential candidate an "idiot" and said he was "reprehensible." Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler. But by Vance was tapped to be his running mate he had become one of Trump's most ardent defenders, standing by his side even when other high-profile Republicans declined to do so. Now Vance appears to be trying to normalize Trump's stupidity. Like Nikki Haley, Vance's political career should be over for trying to con both sides of the political spectrum. There's no reason that politicians should be given good paying jobs with benefits simply for lying better than the other. 
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October 1, 2024: Vice Presidential debate was held at 9:00 p.m. EDT at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Vance's debate performance was praised by political pundits, and he was declared the winner by columnists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Financial Times, and Politico. The columnists from The Washington Post and Reuters commended both Vance and Walz for the high level of civility and focus on policy in the debate.
October 5, 2024: Sikeston, Missouri Editorial Page (Speakout): After watching the vice presidential debate, I was impressed with how J.D. Vance spoke. Only problem was, who was he talking about? I can’t associate Trump with the person Vance tried to represent. No winners here.
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November 28. 2024
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January 3, 2023: Vance was sworn in to the Senate as a member of the 118th United States Congress.
January 31, 2023: Vance endorsed former president Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.
May 20, 2023: Russian officials released an announcement
Friday containing "a list of 500 Americans" who are "officially banned" from the country. Mediaite reports the list includes
MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough — and former MSNBC host Brian Williams; CNN host Erin Burnett; late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and even political leaders like U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), New York Attorney General Letitia James and former President Barack Obama. No Fox News hosts were included on the list.
Friday containing "a list of 500 Americans" who are "officially banned" from the country. Mediaite reports the list includes
MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough — and former MSNBC host Brian Williams; CNN host Erin Burnett; late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and even political leaders like U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), New York Attorney General Letitia James and former President Barack Obama. No Fox News hosts were included on the list.
May 3, 2022: Vance won the Republican primary with 32% of the vote, defeating multiple candidates, including Josh Mandel (23%) and Matt Dolan (22%).
July 1, 2021: Vance announced his Senate campaign in Ohio.
