José Padilla was convicted on charges of supporting al Qaeda after he was initially accused of planning a "dirty bomb" attack in the U.S. He was eventually sentenced to 21 years in prison.

José Padilla was convicted on charges of supporting al Qaeda after he was initially accused of planning a “dirty bomb” attack in the U.S. He was eventually sentenced to 21 years in prison.

JD Vance bashed Democrats at the state, local and national levels Friday during his visit to Los Angeles, accusing top California officials of encouraging violent protesters and Sen. Alex Padilla, whom he referred to as “José Padilla,” of engaging in “political theater.”

“I was hoping José Padilla would be here to ask a question. But, unfortunately, I guess he decided not to show up because there wasn’t the theater, and that’s all it is,” Vance said. “It’s pure political theater. These guys show up. They want to be captured on camera doing something.”

Vance’s comments referred to an incident last week in which federal law enforcement agents handcuffed Padilla after he interrupted a news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Padilla was forcibly removed from the event but not arrested.

  • Fandangalo@lemmy.world
    36·
    14 days ago

    Trump has fueled a complete lack of decorum in politics. This sort of name calling is childish and unbecoming of the office. I watched Howard Dean yell “BYAA” as a meme and lost any chance at the presidency. Dan Quayle misspelled potato and lost his chances. Now, the vice president can just openly mock people, in a straight racist fashion, and this guy walks around as a “Christian.” Christ would be appalled by this administration.

    I hate that the bar is so low for some of the highest in society.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    14 days ago

    When asked why he referred to the senator as “José Padilla,” despite his first name being Alejandro, Taylor Van Kirk — a spokesperson for Vance — said “he must have mixed up two people who have broken the law.” Van Kirk did not elaborate.

    Poor J.D. can’t tell one criminal from another. Do you think the president minds when Vance calls him Fred?

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    14 days ago

    Isn’t “JD” “Vance” the guy that endorsed the Unhumans book?

    I don’t know if anyone should give a flying fuck what he has to say about anything.

    • Fandangalo@lemmy.world
      2·
      14 days ago
      1. Completely disgusting book. If he had a moral compass and actual faith, he would emulate Christ, not do the exact opposite…

      John 13:34, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Jesus says this before being betrayed by Judas.

      Instead, we get blatant racism & wrath. Absolute shame…