In a controversial interview on Fox News Sunday, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance drew a contentious comparison between Vice President Kamala Harris and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Vance’s remarks were aimed at criticizing Harris’s economic policies and dismissing recent polling data that shows a challenging landscape for Donald Trump’s campaign.

Says the man who is the 2nd man on the ticket of the man borrowing Epsdein’s plane.

Somebody, please, make it make sense…

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    121·
    1 month ago

    I would throw all the money at just one reporter who asks JD Vance point blank “Sir, isn’t the man you’re campaigning with actually borrowing Mr. Epstein’s plane right now?” live on the air. The squirming would be glorious.

    • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
      57·
      1 month ago

      They never will. They want to protect their access to the candidates and don’t want the death threats. I guarantee none of these milquetoast reporters are willing to do that.

      Maybe someone like Robert Evens would do it, but he’s probably on a “kick out on sight” list for such things.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
      43·
      1 month ago

      Edited just in case it wasn’t clear enough:

      The plane was liquidated, bought by some random charter plane company, and then Trump hired a charter plane. It’s as much news as if I hired a taxi, and the physical car that came over was previously owned by Epstein (bought by that taxi company in a liquidation).

      That’s what this particular plane issue is. It’s nothing. Attack Trump’s actual connection to Epstein. Hiring a charter plane that was previously owned by someone else is not that.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        13·
        1 month ago

        If that was the only issue… sure. But Trump was literally friends with the sex trafficker, and there’s photos of them together to prove it!

          • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            5·
            1 month ago

            Like use some fucking common sense: why would they choose that plane on purpose?

            Knowing the former history of the plane, why wouldn’t Trump tell them to literally give him any other fucking plane? if it were anyone else I’d write it off as a coincidence, but that man getting that plane isn’t just random chance. But you’re telling me not one person who was responsible for that transaction at any step of the way didn’t look at the renter, look at what plane he was renting, and say “Hey, given the history between these two, we may wanna give the guy another plane…”, even if only to avoid bad optics.

            Trump being on that plane right now means he either knew and didn’t care, or directly requested it.

              • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
                4·
                1 month ago

                When you rent a car do you ever ask who drove it prior?

                Your rental car doesn’t have its VIN painted on the tail in large lettering and publically searchable.

                It’s called vetting your suppliers. To make sure someone you’re using isn’t a potential liability.

              • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                2·
                1 month ago

                When you rent a car do you ever ask who drove it prior?

                If I were to recognize the car as one being owned by a murderer or pedo or something? Absolutely. Trump was on that plane enough to know it was Epstein’s. It would be like Michael Cohen saying he doesn’t recognize Trump’s jet.

        • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
          12·
          1 month ago

          Dude the plane was liquidated, bought by some random charter company, and Trump hired a charter plane. It’s as much news as if I hired a taxi, and the taxi car that came over was previously owned by Epstein (bought by that taxi company in a liquidation). That’s what this particular plane issue is.

    • Doom@ttrpg.network
      33·
      1 month ago

      Fuck that even the dude HUNG THE FUCK OUT WITH HIM

      I might use Hitler’s headphones cause he dead now and they mine, don’t mean we friends. Trump literally was this dudes good ass fuckin friend

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 month ago

    “Giving Kamala Harris control over inflation policy, it’s like giving Jeffrey Epstein control over human trafficking policy,” Vance told host Shannon Bream.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
    2·
    1 month ago

    I really wish there was a way to filter posts using specific words. I’m so tired of Trump, Vance, Biden, and Harris. There’s still months to go off then always being in the news, too.