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JD Vance
James David Vance is an American politician, author, and venture capitalist serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.
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business · Vice President of the United States since 2025 · writer · financier · pundit · politician · corporate lawyer · merchant · skier · ideologue · jurist · vice president · also JD Vance, J. D. Vance, James Donald Bowman, James David Vance, J.D. Vance, James David Hamel
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Yeah, it was tough when I was dealing with it, but now I really do think it’s a blessing that’s given me a perspective a lot of politicians don’t have.
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2026· 59 entries
ABC11 News: Vice President Vance visiting Greensboro next week to campaign for NCGOP candidates
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WXII: Vice President JD Vance to speak at GOP midterm rally in Greensboro
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KMTV 3 News Now Omaha: Vice President JD Vance campaigns in Council Bluffs as midterm races tighten in Iow
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FOX8 WGHP: Vice President J.D. Vance to campaign for Michael Whatley in Greensboro Monday
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wfmynews2.com: Vice President JD Vance to campaign in Greensboro for US Senate candidate Michael Whatley
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WRAL: Vice President JD Vance to speak at midterm rally in Greensboro
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KMTV 3 News Now Omaha: Vice President JD Vance campaigns in Council Bluffs as midterm races tighten in Iowa
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C-SPAN: Zach Lahn waits for Vice President J.D. Vance to speak - C-SPAN
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Iowa Public Radio: Vice President Vance rallies in Iowa to shore up Republican support in midterms
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weareiowa.com: FULL REMARKS: Vice President JD Vance speaks in Council Bluffs
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ketv.com: Vice President JD Vance hosts rally ahead of midterm election at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs.
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desmoinesregister.com: See Vice President JD Vance campaign in Council Bluffs
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desmoinesregister.com: Vice President JD Vance holds rally for GOP in Council Bluffs
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Omaha World-Herald: What attendees at JD Vance rally thought about Trump administration, vice president
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WOWT: Vice President Vance addresses RNC rally in Council Bluffs
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WOWT: Vice President JD Vance to visit Council Bluffs, address economic concerns
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The Washington Post: Iowa’s Republican Senate candidate not attending JD Vance event
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KWWL: Vice President JD Vance Coming to Iowa This Week
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Protester at J.D. Vance event claim that Sen. Roger Marshall sued his own patients is true” Court Records.
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The Guardian: JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention
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“a career politician by the name of Joe Biden supported NAFTA, a bad trade deal that sent countless good American manufacturing jobs to Mexico.”
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“Yeah, it was tough when I was dealing with it, but now I really do think it’s a blessing that’s given me a perspective a lot of politicians don’t have.”
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“That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”
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“And if you’re an elite white professional, working-class whites are an easy target: You don’t have to feel guilty for being a racist or a xenophobe. By looking down on the hillbilly, you can get that high of self-righteousness and superiority without violating any of the moral norms of your own tribe.”
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“became persuaded over time that Catholicism was true [...] and Augustine gave me a way to understand Christian faith in a strongly intellectual way”
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“protected by absolute immunity”
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“bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden ... Kamala Harris is obviously not struggling in the same ways that Joe Biden did”
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The Lufkin Daily News: U.S. Vice President JD Vance at a press conference in southern Israel
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Public attention spiked: 59,469 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.1× the usual 9,712, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life
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Public attention spiked: 59,469 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.7× the usual 10,416, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life
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Vance became the first vice president to have a child while in office since Schuyler Colfax in 1870
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Snopes rated the claim “In June 2023, U.S. Vice President JD Vance posted on X: "In this house we believe: Black Lives Matter. No human is illegal. Prigozhin is a Liberal reformer. Love is love."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In June 2023, U.S. Vice President JD Vance posted on X: "In this house we believe: Black Lives Matter. No human is illegal. Prigozhin is a Liberal reformer. Love is love."” Correct Attribution.
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The Guardian: Ronald Reagan to JD Vance: minimizing Watergate is a Republican tradition | Rick Perlstein
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. Vance did deliver pointed public criticism of Israeli cabinet members over their opposition to President Trump’s Iran memorandum/deal and related ceasefire efforts. However, the specific dramatic quote attributed to Netanyahu is not his verbatim and does not appear in any credible reports. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “JD Vance warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about "playing games" with the United States and said that "the whole world already hates" him.” The claim is false. Vance did deliver pointed public criticism of Israeli cabinet members over their opposition to President Trump’s Iran memorandum/deal and related ceasefire efforts. However, the specific dramatic quote attributed to Netanyahu is not his verbatim and does not appear in any credible reports..
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Vice President JD Vance said, "If you're born in this country and your parents were not U.S. citizens then you should be deported."” Incorrect Attribution.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim ““And if [Vice President JD Vance] does really great” at finding fraud, “we’ll have a balanced budget without having to do anything."” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “During a May 2026 speech, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said, “Vote against the crazy leadership in Washington, D.C.”” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “A video shared online in mid-April 2026 authentically shows empty seating while Vice President JD Vance was speaking during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A video shared online in mid-April 2026 authentically shows empty seating while Vice President JD Vance was speaking during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia.” True.
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The Quint rated the claim “This video shows an India Today report in which anchor Gaurav Sawant claims JD Vance might not reach Pakistan and might go back to the USA.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “In April 2026, Pope Leo XIV said he was "not afraid" to excommunicate U.S. Vice President JD Vance from the Catholic Church.” Labeled Satire.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows India Today reporting that JD Vance's plane will not land in Pakistan” False.
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“Democrats complaining about affordability is like an arsonist complaining about a house fire. Joe Biden caused the inflation crisis. Donald Trump was elected to fix it, and that's exactly what he's doing.”
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“Under President Trump's leadership, we've accomplished so much to rebuild the damage done by the previous administration, but I truly believe the best is yet to come.”
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“Today, the Supreme Court decided that Congress, despite giving the president the ability to "regulate imports", didn't actually mean it.”
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“The President's pursuit of peace around the world is also a mission for prosperity right here in America. Proud to take part in President Trump's historic Board of Peace meeting in Washington this morning.”
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Snopes rated the claim “In February 2026, U.S. Vice President JD Vance forgot one of his children when flying home after attending the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.” Labeled Satire.
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“Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest Gump argue with Isaac Newton.”
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Claimed: “"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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“When I was in Minneapolis, I heard a number of crazy stories. But near the top of the list:”
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“This level of engineered chaos is unique to Minneapolis. It is the direct consequence of far left agitators, working with local authorities.”
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“When I visited Minnesota, what the ICE agents wanted more than anything was to work with local law enforcement so that situations on the ground didn't get out of hand. The local leadership in Minnesota has so far refused to answer those requests.”
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Vice President JD Vance said: "If Canada really is as independent from the U.S. as they claim they'd have their own currency. And anthem. And flag."” Originated as Satire.
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“Our plan is very simple: if you storm a church or assault a federal officer, we're going to do everything we can to put you in prison.”
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“If you work hard every single day, you ought to be able to enjoy a good life in the United States. After four dark years under Joe Biden, the Trump Administration is finally delivering prosperity for American workers again.”
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“s decision to have a fourth child. The couple own over 100 acres of land in Kentucky. In 2018, Vance bought a 157-year-old home for $1.4 million in East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. Vance was raised in a”
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“cannot have a nuclear weapon”
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2025· 12 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A photo shared online in December 2025 authentically showed U.S. Vice President JD Vance arguing with his wife, Usha Vance, in a restaurant.” Fake.
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Snopes rated the claim “On Sept. 4, 2021, now-U.S. Vice President JD Vance posted a tweet complaining that after Jeffrey Epstein's ties with "our wealthiest and most powerful people" were made public, and Epstein had died in his jail cell not long after, "we just don't talk about it."” Correct Attribution.
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Awarded Time 100 (2025).
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Vance delivered a speech at the 61st Munich Security Conference
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Vance became the 50th vice president of the United States, sworn into the office by Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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Vance's half-brother Cory Bowman unsuccessfully ran for office in the 2025 Cincinnati mayoral election.
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (2025).
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“Intervento alla Conferenza di Monaco, 14 febbraio 2025; citato in startmag.it, 15 febbraio 2025.”
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“Scambio con Volodymyr Zelens'kyj allo Studio ovale, ilfattoquotidiano.it, 28 febbraio 2025”
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“Intervista di Sohrab Ahmari; citato in scenarieconomici.it, 22 dicembre 2025”
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“Prendiamo in prestito denaro dai contadini cinesi per acquistare le cose che quei contadini cinesi producono [...]. Questa non è una ricetta per la prosperità economica. Non è una ricetta per prezzi bassi e non è una ricetta per buoni posti di lavoro negli Stati Uniti d'America. (da un'intervista su Fox News, 3 aprile 2025)”
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Criticized JD's stance on Ukraine, accusing him and Trump of aiding Russia
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2024· 24 entries
Election lost: 2024 presidential election.
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The first day of the Republican National Convention, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had chosen Vance as his running mate
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Trump attended a $50,000 per head private fundraising dinner with Vance in Cincinnati
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“Citazioni in ordine temporale.”
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Campaign: 2024 presidential election.
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Campaign: 2024 United States presidential election.
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Career landmark: 2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection.
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“said that explicitly that he would”
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“Big Tech rigged the election”
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Said that abortion laws should be set by the states
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During a campaign event held the day after a mass shooting at a high school in Georgia, Vance said that school shootings are "a fact of life" and that they would not be prevented by stricter gun laws, instead calling for
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Said "Haitian illegal immigrants" were causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio, and that people's pets had been abducted and eaten by illegal immigrants
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“Ameryka to wspólnota ludzi o wspólnej historii i wspólnej przyszłości. Mówiąc krótko, to naród. (…) Chociaż nasze idee i zasady są wspaniałe, to jest to przede wszystkim ojczyzna. Ludzie nie będą walczyć o abstrakcje, ale będą walczyć o swój dom.”
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“Opis: o Donaldzie Trumpie i J.D. Vansie.”
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“Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people and he encourages the worst in people.”
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“Bisogna rispettare il popolo americano abbastanza da parlare in modo chiaro: mi sono sbagliato su Donald Trump. Pensavo che non sarebbe stato un buon presidente, invece è stato un grande presidente. (da un'intervista di Brett Baier, 18 giugno 2024)”
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“The professors are the enemy.”
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“As cited by Amy B. Wang and Meryl Kornfield in "J.D. Vance’s journey from a 'Never Trump' guy to Trump’s VP pick", The Washington Post (July 15, 2024)”
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“I don't think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life. We shouldn't reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever.”
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“Even when people express views outside your own country, and even when those people are very influential – and trust me, I say this with all humour – if American democracy can survive ten years of Greta Thunberg's scolding you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk.”
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“Republicans lose minority voters for simple and obvious reasons: their policy proposals are tired, unoriginal, or openly hostile to non-whites.”
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“Gdy się przejdzie z klasy robotniczej w szeregi białych kołnierzyków, okazuje się, że niemal każdy element dawnego życia jest w najlepszym razie niemodny, a w najgorszym – niezdrowy.”
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“Jestem patriotą tego typu, z którego naśmiewają się mieszkańcy nadatlantyckiej megametropolii. Mam gulę w gardle, gdy słyszę obciachową balladę Lee Greenwooda „Proud to Be an American.”
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“[Sull'uccisione di Renée Good] Pensate che questo agente abbia sbagliato a difendere la sua vita contro una estremista di sinistra squilibrata che ha tentato di investirlo?”
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2023· 4 entries
Vance and Senator Sherrod Brown co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to prevent derailments like the one in East Palestine, but the bill failed due to lack of intra-caucus Republican support
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Vance endorsed former president Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
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Vance was sworn into the Senate as a member of the 118th United States Congress
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023–2025).
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2022· 6 entries
Won the Republican primary with 32% of the vote, defeating multiple candidates, including Josh Mandel (24%) and Matt Dolan (23%)
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Sacks gave a super PAC supporting Vance's Senate campaign $900,000, and Thiel added $15 million
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Said, "I certainly would like abortion to be illegal nationally
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That many gun control measures infringe on people's rights without making them safer
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Defeating Democratic nominee Tim Ryan in the general election after winning a crowded Republican primary with Trump's endorsement
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Campaign: 2022 election.
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2021· 3 entries
After he announced his Senate candidacy, Vance publicly announced support for Trump, apologizing for his past criticisms and deleting some of them
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“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that”
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“a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they”
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2019· 2 entries
Vance and Chris Buskirk co-founded the conservative political advocacy group Rockbridge Network
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Vance was on the board of advisors of the With Honor Fund, a Super PAC that helps veterans run for office
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2018· 3 entries
Vance bought a 157-year-old home for $1
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Was "tainted" by the ties among Satel, her employer, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and Purdue Pharma, in the form of knowledge exchange between Satel and Purdue and financial support from Purdue to AEI
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“(przeł. Tomasz S. Gałązka, wyd. Marginesy, Warszawa 2018)”
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2017· 7 entries
Awarded Audie Award for Nonfiction for Hillbilly Elegy (2017).
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“Opinion: "Barack Obama and Me", The New York Times (January 2, 2017)”
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(including $80,000 from Vance himself) and spent most of its revenue on overhead costs and travel
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Vance sold the film rights to Hillbilly Elegy to Imagine Entertainment
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Vance formed a similarly named 501(c)(3) organization, Our Ohio Renewal Foundation, which raised around $69,000 from 2017 to 2023
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Vance joined Revolution LLC, an investment firm founded by Steve Case
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“Tweet (March 2017), as cited in "Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as 'reprehensible' in deleted tweets", CNN (July 6, 2021)”
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2016· 19 entries
“Compassion, and Criticism, for the White Working Class", Slate (August 25, 2016)”
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“Following The Washington Post account of the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape on October 7, 2016”
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“[On NPR, August 2016] I can't stomach Trump”
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“[Interviewed by Charlie Rose, October 2016] I'm a Never-Trump guy. I never liked him.”
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“Non riesco a digerire Trump, penso che sia nocivo e stia portando la classe lavoratrice bianca in una direzione molto pericolosa. (da un'intervista di Terry Gross su NPR, agosto 2016)”
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“About Donald Trump, in a tweet in October 2016, cited in "‘My god what an idiot’: J.D. Vance gets whacked for past Trump comments", Politico (October 23, 2021)”
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“The Daily 202: Why the author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is moving home to Ohio", The Washington Post (December 21, 2016)”
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“Ciò che Trump offre è una via di fuga facile dal dolore. [...] Le sue promesse sono l'ago nella vena collettiva dell'America. [...] Lui è eroina culturale. Fa sentire alcuni meglio per un po'. Ma non sa sistemare ciò che li affligge, e un giorno lo capiranno. (da un articolo scritto su Atlantic Magazine, 4 luglio 2016)”
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“Oscillo continuamente tra il pensare che Trump sia uno stronzo cinico come Nixon, che non sarebbe così male (e potrebbe anche dimostrarsi utile) o che sia l'Hitler d'America. (da un messaggio privato su Facebook, febbraio 2016)”
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“[Sul Partito Repubblicano] Siamo, che ci piaccia o no, il partito delle persone bianche a basso reddito e scarsa istruzione, e da tempo dico che a queste persone dobbiamo offrire qualcosa (e diavolo, magari anche diventare più invitanti per la classe lavoratrice nera nel frattempo), altrimenti lo avrebbe fatto un demagogo. (da un messaggio privato su Facebook, febbraio 2016)”
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“I think he changed the minds of a lot of Americans, because again he delivered that peace and prosperity.”
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Vance was an outspoken critic of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling him "America's Hitler" and "reprehensible" and himself a "never Trump guy"
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“Trump fa paura a persone a cui tengo: immigrati, musulmani, ecc. Per questo lo trovo riprovevole. Dio vuole di meglio per noi. (da un tweet dell'ottobre 2016)”
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“From a screenshot (February 2016), as cited in "Vance wondered whether Trump was 'America’s Hitler,' says former roommate sharing screenshot", Ohio Capital Journal (April 19, 2022)”
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“Why Trump’s Antiwar Message Resonates with White America", The New York Times (April 4, 2016)”
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“Opioid of the Masses", The Atlantic (July 4, 2016)”
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“according to Why ‘white trash’ Americans are flocking to Donald Trump (2016/07/30/)”
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“Hillbilly Elegy' Recalls A Childhood Where Poverty Was 'The Family Tradition'", NPR (August 17, 2016)”
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“Tweet (October 2016), as cited in "Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as 'reprehensible' in deleted tweets", CNN (July 6, 2021)”
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2014· 2 entries
“Written in 2014 in an e-mail to his then close friend Sofia Nelson, identifying as transgender, quoted in "JD Vance's 'I Hate the Police' Remark Raises Eyebrows", Newsweek (July 27, 2024)”
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The name change actually occurred in April 2013 (his full name therefore changing to James David Vance), as he was about to graduate from Yale
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2013· 2 entries
Studied at Yale Law School, Juris Doctor (2010–2013).
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Vance met Usha Chilukuri while both were students at Yale Law School
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2012· 2 entries
“Blog post written in 2012, deleted in 2016, stored in Internet Archive: "A blueprint for the GOP" (November 15, 2012)”
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“Blog post written in 2012, deleted in 2016, quoted in "JD Vance got a former professor to delete a blog post Vance wrote in 2012 attacking GOP over anti-immigrant rhetoric" CNN (September 17, 2024)”
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2010· 1 entry
Vance entered Yale Law School, where he won a staff position on The Yale Law Journal and worked with a group of its editors who primarily checked citations
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2009· 1 entry
Studied at Ohio State University, Bachelor of Arts (2007–2009).
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2007· 2 entries
Began studying at Ohio State University, where he graduated with highest honors in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy
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Vance left the military and used the G
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2005· 1 entry
For six months in a non-combat role, writing articles and taking photographs
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2003· 2 entries
Studied at Middletown High School (1999–2003).
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And served as a military journalist in public affairs until 2007
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1990· 1 entry
After he was adopted by his mother's third husband, Bob Hamel, his mother changed his name to James David Hamel to remove his biological father's first name and surname and to use an uncle's first name, David
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1984· 9 entries
In Middletown, Ohio, the city in which he was also raised
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Born 1984-08-02.
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“, Independent (September 27, 2024) === 2021 === The next time that we get power, whether it”
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“CNN (September 17, 2024) Republicans lose minority voters for simple and obvious reasons: their policy proposals are tired, unoriginal, or openly hostile to non-whites. Blog post written in 2012, deleted in 2016, stored in Internet Archive:”
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“, DW (April 15, 2025). The original (paywalled) article is here and the complete transcript is here. President Trump has done more than anyone in my lifetime to earn the trust of the movement he leads. I am proud to stand beside him. There are many lies the corporate media tells about President Trump. One of the most glaring is that he”
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“New Republic (September 3, 2026) == Quotes about J.D. Vance == Vice President JD Vance”
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“, The Guardian (September 2, 2026) We’re going to do what we have to do in order to ensure that their efforts don’t lead to a worldwide energy crisis. We’ve been quite successful up to this point. Gas, frankly, could’ve been much, much higher were it not for our efforts.”
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“, The Guardian (30 March 2026) I think it”
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“, Boing Boing (August 22, 2024) Sounds like we got some fans and some haters.”
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