The freshly-nominated GOP VP candidate said in an interview that he has changed his mind since calling Trump 'Hitler' and fully supports his positions.
"I don't hide from that. I was certainly skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016, but President Trump was a great president and he changed my mind. I think he changed the minds of a lot of Americans," Vance told Fox's Sean Hannity in a friendly interview
Translation: I was against him before I was for him, now that I'll be the number 2!
"I didn't realize the Christofascists forming our voting base were all dimwits who are so racist they would follow a lifelong con man promising to build a wall against immigration. Now I do."
Not out loud. Sometimes (but increasingly frequent) the quiet part slips out, but they're still kinda-I-guess maintaining an ostensible veneer of constructive and pro-American values.
So you'll see the evil shit that makes them cheer, followed immediately by "he didn't mean it like that" "he was just joking" "buttery males!" "Sure a few trans people might get the shit beat out of them / killed, but it's for the greater good of keeping our bathrooms secure!"
God I hate this child. Policies aside I fucking hate politicians that lie about their backgrounds for clout. Like all I hear about his book is how it describes growing up poor in a small rural town. The place he lived in as a child has a population around 50k now and, best I can find, also did when he was born. It's like half way between Dayton and Cincinnati in their suburban area so it's not even rural.
And Bernie Moreno who's running for the other Senate seat in Ohio this year is trying to pull the same shit. This dudes parents emigrated to Florida but his dad was a doctor and his mother ended up buying a 4 bedroom house using money from her parents shortly after they moved to the US. Like bro you didn't grow up poor.
Yeah I grew up around that region and you're absolutely right it's halfway between suburban and rural. Everyone I know from the area that's read the book says he comes across as a middle class person cosplaying as Appalachian poor.
Yeah, she just said "I'm not calling you a racist, but" and then proceeded to describe past racist statements of his that had a negative effect on her as a young girl of color! Totally different! 🙄
Disclaimer: no, that doesn't make Blankzy's whataboutism a valid counterargument to the fact that Vance is a spineless opportunist and a fascist or at the very least an enabler of fascism.