It’s the latest eyebrow-raising comment the Republican vice presidential candidate has made.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18340810

In a contentious and misleading post on social media, JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, launched an attack on Vice President Kamala Harris’s support for LGBTQ+ inclusivity. Vance falsely accused Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif of being transgender, causing widespread condemnation and backlash from human rights advocates.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    14·
    1 month ago

    To quote the Today, Explained podcast’s intro to their episode about Project 2025:

    the problems all started when people read what was in it

    • NoiseColorEnglish
      35·
      1 month ago

      They counted on that not happening? 🤣

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        12·
        1 month ago

        Wouldn’t surprise me tbh. The stereotypical Republican voter isn’t known for reading 900+ pages of ANYTHING, let alone policy and strategy proposals 😄

        • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          The tend to like the Sparks Notes Jesus who was born and then immediately killed off. There’s a whole lot of “liberal talking points” in between those two events and it’s just easier to pretend those parts doesn’t exist.