The 2024 US POTUS Election - and now the aftermath

[mountain_jim]

Thought this was interesting
 
https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1812592143200043441

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
Two hours ago, Trump posted on Truth Social, “UNITE AMERICA!”

The most logical conclusion, is for RFK Jr. and Trump to form an alliance.

I know many hate that I want RFK Jr. as VP, but at the very least, RFK Jr. should drop out and endorse Trump, in exchange for a seat in the cabinet, or some high-ranking position where RFK Jr. can effectively cleanse our health agencies and big pharma. That’s RFK Jr.’s strength, and Trump’s biggest weakness.

The same people who assassinated RFK Jr.’s father and uncle, just tried to assassinate Trump. They might not agree on everything, but they agree on the most important thing, which is that is that the Deep State must be defeated. And the Deep State have shown us that they view both Trump and RFK Jr. as a threat to their rule.

When I think about “uniting” America, there’s 9% of the vote still out there, that Trump could secure. It’s clear Trump is the more popular candidate, and RFK Jr. knows he cannot realistically win this race, despite being one of the most popular third party candidates in decades.

For the good of America, and thus the world, these two men must put their differences aside, and unite under one banner. They share the same enemies, and many of the same objectives.

If this were to happen, 2 point lead becomes a 10+ point lead. It would be a fraud-proof landslide victory, that unites the country.

Call me crazy all you want, but this is the way. There is too much at stake. It’s time to make a deal!

@RobertKennedyJr

@realDonaldTrump


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[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1812887827064967435

Wall Street Silver
@WallStreetSilv
Motorcade spotted leaving Senator JD Vance’s house with police escort.
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Wall Street Silver
@WallStreetSilv
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What do you think of Ohio Senator JD Vance for VP?

[Ernie Nemeth]

I hope Trump surprises us all with his pick...

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1812916123417080312

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
Reports that RFK Jr. is in Milwaukee 👀

RFK Jr. and his VP Shanahan were sharing kind words about Trump and Melania on X.

Trump is now demanding RFK Jr. immediately get a Secret Service detail.

They are acting VERY simpatico all the sudden.

Are we actually doin this?


https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1812917257137451172

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
I’m having a mild panic attack.

We might actually be doing this.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr

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It is a hopeful sign for our country when a political opponent calls for one's protection. Maybe our country can unite after all.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1812908274788016399

It seems like everything has aligned in the period of three days that Donald Trump is going to be the next President.

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 15, 2024

[mountain_jim]

updated with later time

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1812924766308708710

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
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VP ANNOUNCEMENT AT RNC TO TAKE PLACE AT 4:30 PM EST TODAY!

President Trump sent out this email today teasing his VP pick announcement.

His campaign is announcing the VP pick today at the RNC at 4:30 pm EST!



https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1812881647102050564

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
WATCH:

ANTIFA and pro-HAMAS Palestinian protesters have set up a staging area with their signs at Red Arrow Park, directly outside of the entrance to the RNC Convention in Milwaukee.

Why are ANTIFA and jihadi protesters being allowed this close to the RNC after a failed assassination attempt on President Trump this weekend?


https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1812914549525184925

WATCH:

Right after God Bless the USA was sung at the #RNCConvention, RNC attendees and delegates started chanting FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! as a nod to President Trump!

“FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!” is what President Trump was chanting while pumping his fist on stage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after he was shot at by Thomas Matthew Brooks in a failed assassination attempt.

There is SO MUCH LOVE for President Trump here today. I’m thrilled to be here at the Convention to support President Trump!

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/_emergent_/status/1812927559119827013

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https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1812927930051293383

https://x.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1812926063082938475

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1812931869023084912

[edina]

It looks like Trump has announced J D Vance as his VP pick



https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...92061935980928

After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. J.D. honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and is a Yale Law School Graduate, where he was Editor of The Yale Law Journal, and President of the Yale Law Veterans Association. J.D.’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” became a Major Best Seller and Movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country. J.D. has had a very successful business career in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond….

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Vance
(Already noted on his wikipedia page. That was fast, (1340 MDT)

[SilentFeathers]

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1812916123417080312

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
Reports that RFK Jr. is in Milwaukee 👀

RFK Jr. and his VP Shanahan were sharing kind words about Trump and Melania on X.

Trump is now demanding RFK Jr. immediately get a Secret Service detail.

They are acting VERY simpatico all the sudden.

Are we actually doin this?


https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1812917257137451172

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
I’m having a mild panic attack.

We might actually be doing this.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr

@RobertKennedyJr
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It is a hopeful sign for our country when a political opponent calls for one's protection. Maybe our country can unite after all.

I read somewhere a little while ago that Biden approved Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. today.

[Arcturian108]

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
https://x.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1812887827064967435

Wall Street Silver
@WallStreetSilv
Motorcade spotted leaving Senator JD Vance’s house with police escort.
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Wall Street Silver
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What do you think of Ohio Senator JD Vance for VP?

I have never heard Senator Vance speak, but seeing his association with Peter Thiel, and his ability to raise money, either with Thiel, or without, I believe Vance is a logical choice as Trump's running mate. I still had hoped it would be Tulsi Gabbard, but she doesn't come from a populous state, was a former Democrat and doesn't have the same financial wherewithal that Vance has.

[mountain_jim]

I read somewhere a little while ago that Biden approved Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. today.

copying here

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
https://x.com/TheWakeninq/status/1812942281600897404

1776
@TheWakeninq
After Trump called for protection to be provided to Robert Kennedy Jr., Mayorkas stated, "The President has directed me to work..." with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr."

https://x.com/TheWakeninq/status/1812937897349152804

1776
@TheWakeninq
BREAKING NEWS: Mayorkas Reacts To Trump Picking JD Vance For VP, Outlines Security Considerations

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1812952396298891726

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
Given the attempted assassination of President Trump this week, I want to take a moment to address the JD Vance oppo head on with the hopes that people will see JD’s past remarks and his current record as symbolic of what President Trump is trying to accomplish after his near death experience:

UNITY

Yes, @JDVance1 did say terrible things about President Trump and he didn’t vote for Trump in 2016.

He called Trump Hitler and called Trump supporters idiots.

Half the country has done the same and we want to convince those people to vote for Trump in 2024 because we need to heal the nation with TRUTH.

JD was a Trump hater blinded by the lies about President Trump, but JD came to his senses and is now a fierce Trump advocate.

I have personally gotten to know JD Vance and had him on my show and I can say he is the real deal.

Being a leader means admitting when you are wrong. I asked JD privately once how MAGA could trust him given his previous remarks. He didn’t deny what he said, but rather embraced that he was wrong and said he has come to see Donald Trump as the best leader for our nation.

I’m a zero bull**** person and so I was very grateful JD owned it when I asked him and I believe him when he says he’s a true Trump ally.

As a Senator, JD Vance has proven himself to be one of the few GOP Senators to show up for President Trump when it matters. When Democrats tried taking Trump off the ballot in Colorado, JD was 1 of 3 GOP senators to show up outside of SCOTUS to support Trump.
@LoomerUnleashed caught it on camera and that day, JD earned my respect for doing what none of his colleagues wanted to do: SHOW UP.

It took a former Trump hater to fight for Trump in front of SCOTUS, but GOP Senators who claimed to be with Trump since 2016 didn’t even show up.

That really touches me.

JD Vance will never be able to erase the nasty things he said about Donald Trump in the past, but his actions in the Senate have shown that he is a true Trump advocate and ally.

My hope is that all of the Trump haters who have now seen the light can come together with the Trump loyalists so we can UNIFY our country.

I don’t like a lot of what JD has said in the past, but I know he has seen the light and he’s been fighting hard for President Trump.

As someone who often ATTACKS ATTACKS ATTACKS Trump’s critics, I am going to look past all of JD’s previous remarks and do all I can to help support the Trump-Vance ticket for the sake of UNITY.

I think picking a VP who was once a Trump hater is actually symbolic of President Trump’s mission to UNITE AMERICA.

JD Vance has my support.

I won’t forget what he has said about President Trump, but I am going to support him because he has admitted he was wrong about Trump and that’s the best we can do. We can admit when we are wrong and strive to do better.

I think the campaign should use this messaging as well. What better way to unite the country than to have a former Trump hater on the ticket with Trump as a fierce defender?

I actually think it’s a beautiful thing to see JD’s political transformation over the last 8 years and my hope is that the country can transform as well.

I hope those of you who are attacking JD Vance can join me in looking forward to the future and giving the Senator full support as he campaigns with President Trump.

If I can do it, you can do it!

UNITE AMERICA!

TRUMP VANCE 2024!
#TrumpVance2024


https://x.com/delinthecity_/status/1812952855965540834

[norman]

Miller has just posted this in the "UK election thread". It's quite funny (unintentionally), and an omen for the period Brits are in for.

It fits in here at least as well as it does in the other thread.

Posted by Miller (here)
Lammy's 'atrocious, appalling, hate-filled' Trump comments spark calls to oust the Foreign Secretary

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dOeBXfTMxX8

(21:32)
Author and Broadcaster, Jeni Barnett, and Former Advisor to Margaret Thatcher, Nile Gardiner, debate David Lammy's rhetoric on Trump, and the impact this could have on the relationship between Britain and America.

[norman]

Every news item I look at since the Trump head wound incident creeps the hell out of me. Musk instantly Twixed his absolute endorsement as if the head wound was the sign he was waiting for. ( Musk is a system raised kid ).


Elon Musk plans to give $45 million a month to a new fund backing Donald Trump for US president


https://t.me/insiderpaper/29189

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1813244836998246591

Clandestine
@WarClandestine
HUGE!

Leaked call between Trump and RFK Jr.’s discussion yesterday! Trump was reaching out to Kennedy looking for an endorsement.

Trump is heard here discussing the dangers of vaccinating babies, and how “something is wrong with that whole system”.

Trump is seeking help from RFK Jr. in the upcoming administration. Trump reiterates that he is going to win, and tells RFK Jr. it would be good for him and his mission to drop out, endorse Trump, and have a seat at the table.

The perception of Trump’s vaccine stance has been one of the main concerns for RFK Jr. voters, Libertarians, and even many Conservatives. This should help quell some of that, and prove Trump is seeking to surround himself with the right people this time around.

This is a massive development, and if Kennedy chooses to go through with it, I think Trump would gain a lot of support, and RFK Jr. would still have the opportunity to do what he does best, which is handle the pharmaceutical realm.

To me, this is a huge step in the right direction. It’s clear Trump recognizes RFK Jr.’s value, and I think we can expect to see a role for Mr. Kennedy in the upcoming administration!

Unite America!

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/TheNotoriousLMC/status...36074337173753

Lisa Mei
@TheNotoriousLMC
Not gonna lie...bawled my eyes out watching our President, who [they] tried to kill just two days ago, enter the convention center as Lee Greenwood sang God Bless the USA. 😭🫡❤️🇺🇸



https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1813045335897375169

DC_Draino
@DC_Draino
Now THIS is how you protect a President

Trump gets the Secret Service A-team now

[mountain_jim]

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/...s-running-mate

39 Things To Know About JD Vance, Trump's Running Mate

BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, JUL 16, 2024 - 08:52 AM
Authored by Joseph Lord and Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times,

On July 15, former President Donald Trump announced that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) was his vice presidential pick, ending months of speculation.

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance,” former President Trump said in a Truth Social post.



Based on Mr. Vance’s published works and interviews, here are 39 things to know about the Ohio Republican who is set to share a ticket with the former president.

1. He’s 39 Years Old
Mr. Vance was born on Aug. 2, 1984. Turning 40 in August, he’s the first millennial on a major party ticket and one of the youngest vice presidential candidates in history.

2. He’s a Catholic
Mr. Vance was raised Protestant, but later converted to Catholicism, officially becoming Catholic in August 2019.

3. He’s Married to Usha Chilukuri Vance
Mr. Vance is married to Usha Chilukuri Vance, whom he met at Yale Law School. They married in 2014.

Ms. Vance currently works as a corporate litigator. She has clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John. Roberts and then-appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

She would be the first Hindu spouse of a vice president.

4. The Couple Has 3 Children
Mr. Vance has three children: Ewan, 6, Vivek, 4, and Mirabel, 2.

5. He’s Considered a Populist Conservative
Mr. Vance is commonly considered to be a populist conservative.

His political ideology is often placed alongside the ranks of former President Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and pro-Trump swaths of the House Freedom Caucus.

In a December 2023 interview, he described his hope to “push the Republican Party in a more pro-worker direction” and capitalize on the working-class gains made by the likes of former President Trump.

6. He Grew Up in a Lower-Class Family
Mr. Vance famously grew up in a lower-class family in Middletown, Ohio, and often experienced financial and familial hardships growing up.

7. He’s a Best-Selling Author
Mr. Vance first became well-known for his best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” published in 2016, which details his time growing up in poverty-stricken areas of the Rust Belt.

The book traces the drug abuse issues and financial hardships experienced by many in the white working class, and was seen by many as a primer on the population that propelled former President Trump to victory in 2016.

8. There’s a Movie Adaptation of His Book
Mr. Vance’s book was adapted into a namesake Netflix film in 2020.

9. He Experienced the Decline of the Rust Belt
In both his memoir and the movie adaptation, Mr. Vance explains his experience of the decline of the Rust Belt, and the impacts it had on those living there.

Speaking about his native Middletown, Mr. Vance wrote in Hillbilly Elegy, “There is a lack of agency here— a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself.”

He’s made clear that this experience has continued to shape his political life and decisions.

10. He Grew Up in Ohio but Considered Eastern Kentucky ‘Home’
Despite growing up in Ohio, Mr. Vance has said he considered his great-grandmother’s house in rural Kentucky as “home.”

“I always distinguished ‘my address’ from ‘my home,’” Mr. Vance wrote in Hillbilly Elegy.

“My address was where I spent most of my time with my mother and sister, wherever that might be. But my home never changed: my great-grandmother’s house, in the holler, in Jackson, Kentucky.”

11. His Parents Divorced When He was a Toddler
Mr. Vance’s parents, Donald Bowman and Bev Vance, divorced when he was very young, leaving Mr. Vance to be raised by his mother.

In “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Bowman is described as having been largely absent from Mr. Vance’s life, though the two reconnected later in life.

Mr. Vance says both of his parents struggled to maintain stability in their employment, both largely worked a series of odd jobs over the years.

12. His Original Surname Was Bowman
At birth, Mr. Vance was named James Donald Bowman.

Later, Mr. Vance temporarily took on his stepfather’s surname, Hamel.

Eventually, he settled on Vance, which belonged to his mother and grandparents.

13. His Mother Suffered From Substance Abuse Issues
Mr. Vance in his book recounts in detail his mother’s struggles with opioid addiction, including heroin.

Mr. Vance notes that this is a familiar tale in Appalachia and the Rust Belt more broadly, with widespread pervasive hopelessness having become the norm for many.

His mother’s struggles with addiction shaped his childhood, contributing to an often-fractious home life.

14. He Lived With His Grandmother
The struggles of home life, compounded by his mother’s struggles with drug addiction, eventually led to Mr. Vance living with his grandmother.

His grandparents, James “Papaw” Vance and Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance, moved to Kentucky, unmarried and with child, in the 1940s, but ultimately divorced. They remained on good terms.

In his memoir, Mr. Vance credits his time living with his grandmother while he was in high school with helping him to commit to his studies and, ultimately, escape the poverty he grew up in.

15. His Grandparents Were Democrats
Like many in the Rust Belt of the late 20th century, Mr. Vance’s grandparents were pro-union Democrats.

Mr. Vance describes their attitude toward politics in “Hillbilly Elegy,” writing, “All politicians might be crooks, but if there were any exceptions, they were undoubtedly members of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal coalition.”

Mr. Vance said the exception was 1984, when his grandfather voted for President Ronald Reagan.

16. He’s a Marine Corps. Iraq Combat vet
Mr. Vance served in Iraq as a Marine combat correspondent during the mid-2000s.

17. He Has a Dual Undergrad Degree From Ohio State University
Mr. Vance has a dual undergraduate degree in political science and philosophy from Ohio State University. He graduated summa cum laude in 2009.

18. He Earned a J.D. From Yale Law School
Mr. Vance earned a juris doctorate from Yale Law School in 2013. While there, he met law professor Amy Chua, who persuaded him to write his memoir. Ms. Chua is known for her own best-selling memoir “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”

19. He Was an Editor of the Yale Law Journal
While studying law, Mr. Vance served on the editorial staff of the Yale Law Journal.

20. He’s Close With Peter Thiel
After graduating from Yale Law School, Mr. Vance worked at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP before joining billionaire Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital in San Francisco.

Mr. Thiel later spent more than $10 million in support of Mr. Vance during his 2022 Senate run.

21. He Was a Venture Capitalist
Mr. Vance started Narya, based in Ohio, an “early-stage venture capital firm focused on using technology and science to solve for the future,” according to its website.

22. He’s Sponsored Programs to Combat Drug Addiction
In 2016, Mr. Vance left California and returned to Ohio, where he helped launch an effort to combat opioid abuse in the state.

Called “Our Ohio Renewal,” the project was short-lived, and the online domain for the website is no longer accessible.

23. He Was a CNN Contributor
Mr. Vance was a contributor for CNN back in 2017.

“This will be the first ever CNN commentator ever put on a presidential ticket,” CNN anchor Jake Tapper said on the air following the announcement of the pick.

24. He Wasn’t Always Pro-Trump
Years before being a staunch ally of former President Trump, Mr. Vance wrote an op-ed in the New York Times in which he called the former president “unfit for our nation’s highest office.”

25. His Views Evolved After Trump Took Office
Since 2016, Mr. Vance said his views on the former president have changed, and he’s recanted his statements from 2016.

The reason for this, he said, was seeing how former President Trump handled the job.

In a May interview with CNN, he told anchor Dana Bash, “I didn’t think he was going to be a good president, Dana, and I was very, very proud to be proven wrong. It’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to get him elected.”

26. He Voted for Trump in 2020
Given how his views had changed in the four years since 2016, Mr. Vance voted for President Trump in 2020.

27. He Won a Tough Primary in a Crowded Field
Mr. Vance won the 2022 GOP Senate primary amid a crowded field in Ohio to succeed retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

Boosted by former President Trump’s endorsement, he defeated former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan.

28. He Was Donald Trump Jr.’s Pick
Mr. Vance developed a relationship with former President Trump’s oldest son during his 2022 Senate campaign, when the younger Trump campaigned for him.

Since then, Mr. Trump has signaled that he favored Mr. Vance in the “veepstakes.”

In a recent podcast episode, Mr. Trump said, “everyone knows, I’ve sort of been for J.D. Vance.”

29 He’s Been in the Senate Since January 2023
Mr. Vance has been in politics just over a year and a half, joining the Senate—his first political office—in January 2023.

30. He Has a Conservative Voting Record
Since joining the Senate, Mr. Vance has regularly voted with the most conservative wing of the Senate Republican conference on an array of key issues, from foreign aid to government finance.

The political arm of the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation rates Mr. Vance as voting with conservative positions 93 percent of the time.

31. He Has Worked Across the Aisle on Legislation
Mr. Vance has shown a willingness to work with Democrats on some major pieces of legislation.

He and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) co-sponsored a rail safety bill following the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. He also worked with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on a bill to claw-back executive pay from large failed banks.

Neither of the bills has advanced to a vote on the Senate floor.

32. He Serves on 3 Senate Panels
In the Senate he serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Special Committee on Aging.

33. He Has a Hold on All DOJ Appointments
In June 2023, Mr. Vance announced that he would use his power as a senator to place holds on all future nominees to the Department of Justice.

He cited the department’s prosecutions against the former president as the reason for the hold.

34. He Wants Abortion Left to the States
Mr. Vance has indicated he supports leaving abortion to the states.

He said that former President Trump’s “leave it to the states approach” is “pragmatic,” and endorsed the Supreme Court decision allowing mifepristone to continue being shipped.

In 2022, Mr. Vance expressed support for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) 15-week abortion ban.

In an interview that same year, Mr. Vance said, “I'd like it to be primarily a state issue.”

35. He Spoke in Support of the 2023 United Auto Workers Strike
Mr. Vance has spoken supportively of the 2023 United Auto Workers strike.

Elsewhere, he’s said he supports collective bargaining “as an abstract matter.”

36. He’s Critical of the Iraq War
Though he served in the Iraq War, Mr. Vance has since been critical of the conflict, saying he made a “mistake” in initially supporting it.

“I served my country honorably, and I saw when I went to Iraq that I had been lied to, that the promises of the foreign policy establishment of this country were a complete joke,” he said on the Senate floor in April.

37. Critical of Ukraine Aid
Mr. Vance has been critical of continued U.S. support for the war in Ukraine.

Since taking office, he’s voted against every Ukraine aid package that’s come to the floor. He’s called for Europe to bear the brunt of financing the war.

Mr. Vance wrote in an April op-ed for The New York Times that the current trajectory of the war is unsustainable for either the U.S. or Ukraine. He said that the notion that Ukraine will reclaim all its land lost to Russia is “fantastical.”

38. Supports Israel Aid
Mr. Vance supports aid to Israel.

In a May 2024 speech at the Quincy Institute, Mr. Vance gave a contrast between supporting Israel and Ukraine.

With Ukraine, he said, there’s “no strategic end in sight” and that the Europeans are not doing their fair share. But Israel, he said, is “doing the most important work to give us missile-defense parity.”

He also opposed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and applauded President Trump for withdrawing from it in 2018.

39. He Says US Focus Should Be on China
Mr. Vance has also taken a tough stance on China, encouraging the United States to focus its efforts there.

Between war in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, Mr. Vance said, America has “to pick and choose” where it invests its resources.

“We should be focused on our own problems, and that’s mostly China,” Mr. Vance said in April.

“My argument is the Chinese are focused on real power. They’re not focused on how tough people talk on TV or how strong our alleged resolve is. They’re focused on how strong we actually are, and to be strong enough to push back against the Chinese, we’ve got to focus there, and right now, we’re stretched too thin.”

[Kryztian]

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1813244836998246591

I was wondering if this was real, and apparently it is because:

RFK Jr. apologizes for Trump leak
The former US president asked for his independent rival’s endorsement a day after he survived an assassination attempt
https://www.rt.com/news/601169-trump-rfk-phone-call/

US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologized after his son posted a video recording of a recent phone call with his Republican challenger, Donald Trump. During the call, Trump sought RFK Jr.’s endorsement and said that he shared the independent’s concerns about vaccinating children.

An excerpt of the call, which took place on Sunday, was briefly posted to X on Tuesday by Bobby Kennedy III. It was deleted shortly afterwards. According to screenshots, the younger Kennedy posted the video as he felt “these sorts of conversations should be had in public.”

In the video, Trump told the elder Kennedy that “clearly something’s wrong” with the US’ childhood vaccination program.

“I said I want to do small doses,” Trump told Kennedy Jr. Children are given a “vaccination that’s like 38 different vaccines, and it looks like it’s meant for a horse, not a ten-pound or twenty-pound baby. And then you see the baby all of a sudden starting to change…and then you hear that doesn’t have an impact,” he complained.

“You and I talked about that a long time ago,” Trump added.

Kennedy Jr. has railed against vaccinating children since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and Trump – whose administration funded the development of Covid vaccines – at one point publicly shared his views. “My theory,” he told reporters in 2007, “is the shots” are responsible for causing autism. “We’re giving these massive injections at one time, and I really think it does something to the children.”

Within hours of the video being posted, Kennedy Jr. apologized for the leak. “When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer,” he explained in a post on X. “I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologize to the president.”

Kennedy Jr. did not speak during the section of the call posted online. After laying out his views on vaccines, Trump appeared to ask for the independent candidate’s endorsement, telling him “it would be so good for you.”

Trump met with Kennedy Jr. the day after the phone call to discuss his possibly suspending his bid for the White House and joining the Republican’s campaign, Politico reported on Monday. The Kennedy campaign acknowledged that the meeting took place but said that the two discussed “national unity,” and that Kennedy Jr. would remain in the race.

Recent polls show Kennedy Jr. winning around 10% of the national vote in a hypothetical race that includes the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the Justice for All Party’s Cornel West. These same polls show Trump leading President Joe Biden by between one and six points.

[bojancan]

I like both of them... interesting talk between them...

“Arrogant, narcissistic.” Michael Moore Slams Biden For Staying in Race

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=co-PB2sFyl4

[norman]

JD Vance Used To Sound Like Rachel Maddow
Alexandra Bruce


After 8 years of unrelenting lawfare, smears, lies and an assassination attempt that failed by a couple of centimeters, the DNC/Deep State appears to have resigned itself to the fact that the Democrats will not win the 2024 Election, so there’s a shift the wind.

It appears that a deal has been struck by Trump in choosing Deep Stater, JD Vance for his Vice President. My retred military intelligence friend tells me that this was the compromise that Trump had to make in order for them to allow him to take office. They needed to ensure they got their Deep Stater VP on the ticket. Pence-Vance, same idea. And if Trump had to pick a Deep Stater, he probably picked the best one.

Whereas, Nikki Haley is a project of the unhinged lawfare-slinging Liberal, Reid Hoffman and Ron DeSantis is project of the Bush Crime Family, Vance is a project of tech oligarch, Peter Thiel, who gave him $10 millioon for his 2022 Senatorial campaign. As tech oligarchs go, Thiel is one of the least evil. He’s actually a Christian.

Salon.com recently complained that Vance “has a Big Pharma Problem” and coincidentally, Michelle Obama and JD Vance both worked at the same Chicago lawfirm, Sidley & Austin where Barack and Michelle met.

The best we can hope for is that Vance might be a double agent or that he switches his affiliations to become 100% America First – and there are actually signs of this, already – at least, with regards to his position on ending the war in Ukraine, ceasing further of military aid ti Ukraine and opposing Ukraine’s membership in NATO.

As many know, Vance ran his 2016 Senate campaign on a platform of being a vicious Never-Trumper and he has said a lot of unflattering things about Trump over the years.

BioClandestine had an interesting take on this, saying:

“I see it as opportunity. Vance can spin this to undecided voters. Messaging could be along the lines of: “I was not a fan of Trump before, but I changed, here’s why you should too!”

But we are hardly out of the woods. A few days ago, Tore announced that her advanced AI is predicting a mass casualty event to occur at the United Center, where the DNC convention is being held, with a probability of 68%, which is extremely high.

The Communist/Antifa/Free Palestine wing of the Democrat Party may give us a 2024 reprise of the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention. 68% echoing ’68. Interesting.

The Cabal cannot innovate, they can only repeat. Tore details a probable plot HERE.