Vance's tricky balancing act: Backing Trump while dodging election truths

JD Vance‚ Ohio Senator has three jobs: representing his state‚ helping Trump return to the White House‚ and keeping Trump happy. The last one seems to be his top priority

At a rally in Pennsylvania (around 10/15/2024) Vance was asked about the 2020 election. He said‚ “No I think there are serious problems in 2020“ When pressed‚ he added‚ “So did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use Okay?“

Vance tried to explain his stance:

• Tech companies censored Americans (like the Hunter Biden laptop story)
• This had a big impact on the election
• Censorship is bad‚ thats what we care about

However‚ Vances argument has issues. The Hunter Biden story was blocked for a short time on social media about 4 years ago. Its unlikely this had a major effect on the election

Vance‚ like other Trump allies knows the former presidents claims about 2020 are false. But heʼs made an argument to support his political views when asked

As a potential VP‚ Vance might have to choose between reality and Trumps beliefs. His answer suggests heʼd pick Trump – just like many other Republicans who support the ex-president