Alex Wagner
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It's true.
He leads with humor.
Vance was asked if he thought the video was racist or bigoted and said, I don't even know what that means, which is like the first true thing J.D.
Vance has actually said.
I mean, I gotta say, we've come so far as a country that the president, and I come so far, we've descended so far.
The president of the United States is posting and defending what is just on its face, racist garbage.
And it's not funny.
And the fact that the vice president of the United States can smile and laugh at that.
I mean, this is one of those things where I spent time with voters of color leading into the 2024 election.
And a lot of them that I spoke with were ready to make peace with Trump.
But you gotta hope that this is the kind of shit they remember, you know?
And you don't have to be a voter of color to care about this.
In fact, you shouldn't just be a voter of color to care about this.
In fact, more white people should care about this.
But God, I hope they pay a price.
It is not okay.
And it's not funny.
And it just, it gives the, it gives...
It sheds light on the central, you know, tactic and the strategy here, which is, you know, race bait, make this about illegals, make, you know, poke fun at the Democrats as being a party that cares about brown and black people, make that a joke, make the welfare and the wellness and the survival of the weakest among us and those who've been, you know, just dealt the worst hands, make their unhappiness and their pain a thing to laugh at.