False Claims and Gross Lies

On Tuesday, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance stopped in Michigan for another rally filled with pained jokes and gross lies.

Copying Trump’s Policies?

“I read a story this morning that her advisers are considering just copying all of Donald Trump’s policies,” Vance said. “They’re more popular. In fact, I’ve heard that for her debate in just a couple of weeks she’s going to put on a navy suit, a long red tie, and adopt the slogan ‘Make America Great Again.’” Hold for applause.

Unpopular Tax Cuts

Of course, Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy remain unpopular. And the same goes for most of his major policy planks, according to polling from YouGov. For example, only 25% of Americans support Trump’s policy to cut taxes on corporations, while 59% oppose it.

Misleading Statements on Overdose Deaths

At the rally, Vance also replicated Trump’s penchant for embellishing reality, telling the crowd that “overdose deaths were coming down” during the Trump administration. Which is another lie. In 2019, overdose deaths were at a record high, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They also rose during 2020. (Those numbers have dropped for the past year or so.)

False Claims About His Mother’s Sobriety

In the clip above, Vance also suggests that his mother, Bev Vance, got sober during the Trump administration, but according to Vance’s speech at the Republican National Convention in July, she’s been sober since January 2015. It’s great that she’s gotten sober, of course, but it’s disrespectful to the millions of Americans suffering from addiction to say the Trump administration did anything to stymie America’s opioid crisis.

Offensive Jokes and Misleading Statements

Vance quit lying just enough to make a few more bad, even offensive jokes.

Jokes at Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

“Kamala Harris said, ‘When we fight, we win.’ This is one of her favorite taglines,” he said. “And I don’t know if you saw it, but then [Harris running mate] Tim Walz stood up and shouted, ‘And even when we don’t fight,’ that’s what, that’s what Tim Walz said.”

Popularity Contest

Making jokes at the expense of Walz, who is much more popular than Vance, is a tough order.

FAQ’s

Who is JD Vance?: JD Vance is the Republican vice presidential nominee who recently held a rally in Michigan.
What did JD Vance say about Donald Trump’s policies?: Vance claimed that his opponent’s advisers are considering copying all of Donald Trump’s policies because they are more popular. He also joked that she might adopt Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” for an upcoming debate.
Are Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy popular?: No, Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy remain unpopular. According to polling from YouGov, only 25% of Americans support Trump’s policy to cut taxes on corporations, while 59% oppose it.
Did overdose deaths decrease during the Trump administration?: No, Vance falsely claimed that overdose deaths were coming down during the Trump administration. In reality, overdose deaths were at a record high in 2019 and continued to rise in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When did JD Vance’s mother get sober?: According to Vance’s speech at the Republican National Convention in July, his mother, Bev Vance, has been sober since January 2015, not during the Trump administration as he suggested at the rally.
What did JD Vance say about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz?: Vance made jokes at the expense of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. He mocked Harris’s tagline, “When we fight, we win,” and falsely claimed that Walz said, “And even when we don’t fight.”
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