Former fellow GOP Trump critics:
Posted on 07/06/2021 7:32:38 AM PDT by RandFan
Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance said on Monday that he regrets posting since-deleted tweets critical of former President Trump.
“Like a lot of people, I criticized Trump back in 2016,” Vance told Fox News's Alicia Acuna during a Monday interview. “And I ask folks not to judge me based on what I said in 2016, because I’ve been very open that I did say those critical things and I regret them, and I regret being wrong about the guy. I think he was a good president, I think he made a lot of good decisions for people, and I think he took a lot of flak.”
“I think … the most important thing is not what you said five years ago, but whether you’re willing to stand up and take the heat and take the hits for actually defending the interests of the American people,” Vance said.
Vance also said in the clip shared by Mediaite that he met with Trump recently at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Vance, the author of the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" and venture capitalist, announced his bid on Thursday to fill retiring Ohio Sen. Rob Portman's (R) seat.
He has taken on a pro-Trump stance in recent years but contenders in the crowded GOP field had been expected to pounce on his past criticism of Trump. He has come under fire in recent days after CNN's Andrew Kaczynski posted several since-deleted tweets from Vance saying, among other things, that he would vote for Evan McMullin.
Sounds like someone wants to be re-elected..
We see you.
Former fellow GOP Trump critics:
Trump's focus is on a huge GOP landslide win in 2020 and he will be the kingmaker. I just hope in exchange for his support he is getting commitments.
A progressive, woke, enlightened hillbilly. Just what we need.
The Hill must be worried about JD Vance since they are spreading a CNN story.
not 2020, 2022
I can respect someone who can admit they were wrong. It is better than a George and Jeb Bush or Bill Kristol
Especially waiting 5 years and only after Trump refuss to endorse him.
If being better than a bush or kristal is your standard, I have a backyard of dog crap you can campaign for!
Hanging with my dad at the Trump rally! pic.twitter.com/MOKAFvJqhl— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) June 26, 2021
he has never stabbed him in the back like so many other GOP politicians
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Most GOP pols are backstabbers, mostly doing it to their own voters. Its what they do.
Many of us voted for Bush and McCain and Romney before we learned the truth of who they were. President Trump opened a lot of eyes. I welcome anyone who recants and joins the Trump train.
‘Why Trump Haters Have Set Their Sights on J. D. Vance”-this article is better.
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/05/why-trump-haters-have-set-their-sights-on-j-d-vance/
If Trump lost Ohio he would have remained mum.
If Vance voted for Deep State McMuffin, that’s a required explanation.
Explains why some have concerns about him.
Guess President Trump acts as final arbiter. Not many good picks among the RINO-led GOPe sellouts.
They are legion.
Very true.
That’s about it. Plus pretty much guaranteed Deep State front man.
There are quite a few notables who were agin Trump before they were afore him
Yeah, like Lindsay Graham. 2016 wasn’t a tough call. I wouldn’t want anybody who endorsed Evan McMuffin in a fox hole with me.
The primary is one thing; voting for McMullin in the general is a whole different animal. He basically voted for Hillary.
I can forgive that, but it still shows he isn’t fit for office.
Looks like a new generation of Fake MAGA candidates is emerging. I don’t trust this climber one bit.
I like Vance too.
Just got thru “Hillbilly...”
McMuffin.
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