Vance tells Sean Hannity that Democratic ‘arsonists’ will reverse Trump’s successes even as he admits his own administration needs more time

JD Vance laid out the Trump administration’s best case for a Republican victory in the midterm elections on Thursday, returning to his role as the White House’s great communicator. But instead of empathizing with Americans’ economic pains and fears about the future, the vice president leaned into fear-mongering about Democrats.

Vance spoke with Fox’s Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Thursday, and leaned into the administration’s successes at driving illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border to 50-year lows as he made the case for the GOP.

As he spoke about the supposed priorities of hypothetical Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, however, Vance claimed that his opponents wanted to block Republicans from ever winning elections again and “transform” America, citing such issues as acceptance of transgender Americans.

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    “look I know groceries and gas are expensive right now, and that’s affecting 99% of you poors negatively. But you can fuck off, poors. If Democrats get into power we will have to accept trans people, which affects none of you negatively. Surely you can understand why you must starve.”

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    Rich tell poor to suck it up. This ain’t news, it’s the way of life for the world ever since factories were invented.

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      …it’s the way of life for the world ever since factories were invented.

      *looks at feudalism*

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    Vance claimed that his opponents wanted to block Republicans from ever winning elections again

    So basically what the reds are trying to do to the Democrats very literally right now?

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    “The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.”

    Though GK Chesterton was himself a conservative and a bit of a tool, once again he’s the man for the quote. Vance and his handlers fear the bill for their crimes. I have little faith they’ll pay it, but they’re desperate to prevent that risk entirely.

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    None of you in this thread get it. Did any of you even say thank you?

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    “JD Vance, Vice President to President Trump, man who incessantly gripes about every minor slight, real or imagined, tells americans to not gripe about legitimate issues”

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    How strict are we on the Lemmy.world instance in terms of what we can say?

    Because I’m gonna express what I’m thinking in one way or another, it’s just a matter of how bluntly I can say it on a regular basis.

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      I think it is against policy and morally wrong to suggest Vance should choose to staple his scrote to a wooden structure and self immolate, if that’s what your asking.

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    It’s pretty stunning how during the campaign they were like, “OMGWTF eggs cost a dollar more! Fucking revolution now!” And now they’re like, “Fuck you wimps for complaining about five dollar gas, you ungrateful little shits.”

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    Americans dying of a thousand paper cuts.

    JD: “Quit whining. They’re just tiny cuts. You haven’t even said thank you for the paper. No, you can’t have a bandaid.”