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UK Paper Front Pages Covering Vance's "Random Country That Hasn't Fought a War in 30 Years" Slur [View all]
These hit the newsstands in the morning. Enjoy, JD.
(X-posted in General Discussion: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220101973 )
ETA:
Poor old JD decided to try to dig upwards to get out of his foxhole. No joy:
1 Key Fact Destroys JD Vance’s Attempts To Backpedal After Apparent Jibe At UK And France
"So who were you talking about JD?"
...
Clearly stung by the criticism, Vance took to X to claim it was “absurdly dishonest” to suggest he was talking about the UK or France.
He said: “I don’t even mention the UK or France in the clip, both of whom have fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond.
“But let’s be direct: there are many countries who are volunteering (privately or publicly) support who have neither the battlefield experience nor the military equipment to do anything meaningful.”
But numerous people pointed out that no one other than Britain or France has confirmed they are willing to send troops to Ukraine to keep the peace, meaning it is unclear who else he could have been talking about.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/1-key-fact-overshadows-jd-vances-attempts-to-backpedal-after-apparent-jibe-at-uk-and-france_uk_67c6e678e4b04a0d2ffb426f
"So who were you talking about JD?"
...
Clearly stung by the criticism, Vance took to X to claim it was “absurdly dishonest” to suggest he was talking about the UK or France.
He said: “I don’t even mention the UK or France in the clip, both of whom have fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond.
“But let’s be direct: there are many countries who are volunteering (privately or publicly) support who have neither the battlefield experience nor the military equipment to do anything meaningful.”
But numerous people pointed out that no one other than Britain or France has confirmed they are willing to send troops to Ukraine to keep the peace, meaning it is unclear who else he could have been talking about.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/1-key-fact-overshadows-jd-vances-attempts-to-backpedal-after-apparent-jibe-at-uk-and-france_uk_67c6e678e4b04a0d2ffb426f
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