JD Vance once told a Yale Law School classmate that he hated the police and that Donald Trump was a “morally reprehensible human being,” according to reports.
Colleague Sofia Nelson delivered up to 90 messages and emails to Vance that they shared from 2014 to 2017 with the New York Times.
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The messages revealed Vance’s alleged stance toward his now-partner Donald Trump and his openness to accepting Nelson, who is transgender.
Nelson’s main goal in leaking text messages and emails is “to inform voters’ opinions about Mr. Vance,” Nelson said.
In 2014, Vance shared his thoughts on police following the shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
“I hate the police. Given the amount of negative experiences I’ve had in recent years, I can’t imagine what a black person goes through,” Vance allegedly said in an email to Nelson.
In 2015, in an excerpt from an email between Vance and Nelson, he also allegedly referred to Trump as a demagogue.
A demagogue is a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than using rational arguments.
“I am obviously outraged by Trump’s rhetoric and I care most about how Muslim citizens feel welcome in their own country,” Vance said, according to New York Times reports.
“But I also think people have always believed crazy shit and there have always been demagogues willing to exploit people who believe crazy shit.”
Another example was shared between the two, in which Vance apologized for referring to Nelson as a lesbian in his book Hillbilly Elegy.
“I hope you recognize that the description came from a place of ignorance when I began writing it years ago,” Vance said in 2016 via email.
“I hope you’re not offended, but if you are, I’m sorry!”
On September 22, 2016, Vance reportedly weighed in on the battle for the presidency between Trump and Hilary Clinton.
“The more white people feel like voting for Trump, the more black people will suffer. I truly believe that,” Vance wrote in an excerpt from an email to Nelson seen by the Times.
As the election approached, an excerpt from an email sent on October 4, 2016 revealed the potential vice president’s thoughts on Trump.
“He’s just a bad man. A morally reprehensible human being,” Vance wrote.
DONALD TRUMP’S FULL STATEMENT ON VP’S CHOICE
After long deliberation and reflection, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the office of Vice President of the United States is Senator JD Vance of the Great State of Ohio.
JD honorably served our country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and graduated from Yale Law School, where he was editor of The Yale Law Journal and president of the Yale Law Veterans Association.
JD’s book, “Elegia caipira”, became a huge bestseller and film, as he defended the working men and women of our country.
JD has had a very successful business career in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, he will be heavily focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and far beyond ….
The leaked text messages and emails are not the first time Vance has criticized Trump.
While Trump hopes to return to the Oval Office, Vance has remained by his side as an advocate and supporter — a stark difference from his position in the previous race.
Eight years ago, Vance branded Republicans who voted for Trump “idiots” and called the former president a “cultural hero” and a “terrible candidate.” Fox News.
He also compared him to dictator Adolf Hitler.
“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical idiot like Nixon, who wouldn’t be so bad [and might even prove useful] or that he is America’s Hitler. Is this discouraging?” Vance wrote in 2016 on Fox News.
But the potential vice president changed his stance and admitted he was wrong about the former president.
“Look, I was wrong about Donald Trump,” Vance said on Fox News.
“I didn’t think he’d be a good president, Bret. He was a great president.
“And it’s one of the reasons I’m working so hard to make sure he gets a second term.”
Vance is currently a state senator from Ohio and beat out many others for the role of Trump’s running mate.
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