Match made in hell

| 8:00 pm EDT July 17, 2024
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What do people think about Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance as his running mate? Ask J.D. Vance how he made such a complete turnaround to even find himself the nominee and ask Trump how he came to choose a “successor candidate” as opposed to another old white man. I’ll give Republicans this: they can certainly forgive and forget when it comes to their own.

Brian Tyler Cohen shared video on his channel that shows the earlier J.D. Vance and what he thought of Donald Trump. On October 18, 2016, Vance said: “I’m a never Trump guy. I never liked him.” Vance and the commentator were talking about one of Trump’s dalliances, and Vance asked whether he should believe the tape or believe Trump “who always tells the truth. Just kidding.” He went on to say that Trump doesn’t care about people. He even said that he would not vote for Trump and that he might vote for a third-party candidate, would write in his dog (“which is a better choice”), or “I might hold my nose and vote for Hillary Clinton.” This is the man that Trump chose as his running mate. Surely, Trump has heard Vance insulting him, but he also heard Lindsey Graham, who is now one of his best friends. Vance deleted all his earlier tweets, including one where he said that “God wants better of us.” As Brian said in the recording: “If Vance’s more recent behavior is any indication, I guess God has since settled for less.”

According to the New York Times, Trump’s choice of Vance was strategic and based on his belief that Vance will help him win the 2024 election. Trump thinks that Vance will help him pull the Midwest vote that he lost in 2020, but that depends. There’s a reason Trump lost that vote, and Vance is a two-faced liar just like Trump. While Trump’s “fans” may like that, many others won’t. As NYT also opines, the MAGA contingent has now completed its takeover of the Republican party: “the arrival of Vance on the ticket shows that there is no going back.” No, the Republican Party will never be the same, and the blame goes to them for not standing up to Trump.

As for Trump courting the Black vote, a writer for the Root wrote that Trump’s choice of Vance showed he was never serious about courting the Black vote because he had two Black men from whom to choose. Neither Tim Scott nor Byron Daniels could have helped Trump because most Black people don’t respect either one of them. Instead, he decided to stay with the norm: two white men on the ticket. That will likely work best for him anyway. Anything else-a woman or a minority-would not be embraced by Trump’s people, so he made the right decision for him. Trump will never see the world the way most of us see it. Diversity brings different viewpoints and discussions, and we would all be better off if we can discuss our differences openly with each other. That’s how good relationships are formed and remain. Donate

Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.