J.D. Vance just sold out his family to defend Trump and Laura Loomer(newrepublic.com)

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J.D. Vance brushed off Laura Loomer’s racist comments, despite being married to an Indian American woman.

J.D. Vance would apparently rather protect Donald Trump’s decision to pal around with self-described “proud Islamophobe” and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer than stand up for his own wife.

Trump has been seen with Loomer several times over the last couple of weeks, with the pair getting eyebrow-raisingly close (Trump’s hand has been spotted in the small of Loomer’s back) while Melania Trump has largely remained out of the limelight. Loomer attended a 9/11 memorial service with Trump and also accompanied him to the presidential debate.

In an interview Sunday with NBC News, Vance was asked directly about his and his wife Usha Vance’s opinions on some of Loomer’s overt racism, including her claim that Vice President Kamala Harris’s ascendency to the Oval Office would make the White House “smell like curry.” But Vance wouldn’t take a stand against the alt-right ally.

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“Do I agree with what Laura Loomer said about Kamala Harris? No, I don’t,” Vance continued. “I also don’t think that this is actually an issue of national import. Is Laura Loomer running for president? No. Kamala Harris is running for president, and whether you’re eating curry at your dinner table or fried chicken, things have gotten more expensive thanks to her policies.”

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Neon 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈@lemmy.world

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2 days ago

Idk it apparently gets you downvoted here

I switched to Lemmy because I was told it would be less toxic than Reddit. But I guess that was a fucking lie.

Might as well switch back to reddit if this keeps up. At least They don’t support genocidal regimes there there.

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recapitated@lemmy.world

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2 days ago

From my point of view, the racist food tropes being highlighted here are overtones and not undertones, and fairly obvious ones inside America. Especially provided the specific context of the subject matter.

If that doesn’t resonate with you, you are probably surrounded by exceptionally wonderful people, and I hope this is the case for you.

About Reddit/Lemmy… tech is tech.

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NoMadMan@lemmy.world

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Oh man, once I came over here and found out that just like reddit, it’s an echo chamber for the left…

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P00ptart@lemmy.world

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1 day ago

I think you know where to go to find your people. There’s 2 socials I can think of off the top of my head that’ll be right up your alley!

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