Political-Transformation

JD Vance Writes Foreword for Project 2025 Architect's Book

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Vice President-elect JD Vance writes the foreword to “Dawn’s Early Light” by Kevin Roberts, the architect of Project 2025. In the foreword, Vance calls for “offensive conservatism” and “rebuild[ing]” government, endorsing the Heritage Foundation’s …

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Vance Begins Election Denial Rhetoric

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Following the 2020 presidential election, J.D. Vance shifts from a Trump critic to an election denier, promoting false claims about Biden’s victory being illegitimate. During multiple interviews and public appearances, Vance repeatedly refused to acknowledge Trump’s loss, stating he …

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Hillbilly Elegy Published - Vance as Trump Critic

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J.D. Vance publishes Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir that gains national prominence during the 2016 presidential election. Vance openly criticizes Donald Trump, describing him as “the most-raw expression of a massive finger pointed at other people” and privately comparing him to …

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