Vance's college pal friend, Josh McLaurin, provided the story
In 2016, Vance wrote in a private message to his former law school roommate: "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful), or that he's America's Hitler. How's that for discouraging?"
Shortly after Trump announced his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, then Sen. JD Vance of Ohio — a claim spread on social media that he once called Trump "America's Hitler."
The claim is true.
In a 2016 text message to his former law school roommate, Vance wrote: "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler. How's that for discouraging?"
The recipient of the message, Josh McLaurin, now a Democratic GA state senator — made the text message public in 2022, and several reputable news outlets corroborated its legitimacy at that time. Since then, Vance has acknowledged his past remark comparing Trump to "America's Hitler," stressing his views on the former president have changed.
It's laughable that the media treats JD not liking Trump 6 years ago as some sort of breaking news, when they've already covered it since this race began.
Clearly, Trump trusts that JD is a genuine convert, as out of all the Republican candidates running, he endorsed JD and concluded that he is the strongest America First conservative in the race.
In July 2024, after Trump announced Vance as his VP nominee, various reputable news outlets, such as Reuters, the BBC, and The Guardian, cited the 2016 text message again.
In a July 16, 2024, interview, Fox News' Sean Hannity asked Vance about his past comments about Trump, including the "America's Hitler" remark. Vance did not refute the allegation, saying: "I don't hide from that," then adding: "Trump's time in the White House has changed my mind."
The story is here from SNOPES fact checking:
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My 2 Cents: Proof of the clowns in this Trump administration 100% proof that is an American political history first.
I end saying no more instead allowing the SNOPES proof to stand on its own merits.
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