GOP Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance on Sunday slammed CNN host Jake Tapper for targeting former President Donald Trump over his remarks about an “enemy from within” and retired Gen. John Kelly’s suggestion that his onetime boss fits “into the general definition of fascist.”
In a recent episode of "State of the Union," host Jake Tapper confronted Vance on the former president's statements about pursuing election officials accused of fraud.
“You’re taking words out of context,” Vance responded to the allegations.
“If you’d like to put up a clip and actually put him in context, I think the American people would realize that Donald Trump is a hell of a lot more reasonable than the people like Liz Cheney , who would like to lie us into war," he added.
“Now, Jake, we also should remember, I mean, step back a little bit. Ask yourself a basic question about network integrity. You guys talked about the Russia hoax nonstop," Vance further said.
Vance further accused CNN of giving credence to unnamed FBI agents and anonymous sources, arguing that viewers would have believed in a conspiracy between Trump and Vladimir Putin, which he called "totally and preposterously false."
Tapper defended the network, insisting that they were merely covering an ongoing FBI investigation.
The conversation then shifted to comments made by former Trump administration officials, including former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.
Kelly had told The New York Times that Trump "certainly prefers the dictator approach to government" and claimed that Trump expressed admiration for the loyalty of Adolf Hitler's generals, which Trump has denied. Milley, according to Bob Woodward's recent book "War," described Trump as a "fascist to the core."
Vance launched a scathing attack on Kelly and accused him of having a "world view that's so oppositional to peace." When Tapper questioned whether all the former officials, including former Vice President Mike Pence, were going after Trump because they wanted to send people to war, Vance firmly agreed, stating that they had entered office believing they could control Trump when he expressed a desire for world peace.
Trump himself has expressed regrets over some of his staffing choices, telling Joe Rogan that his biggest mistake was picking "some people that I shouldn't have picked," describing them as "neocons, or bad people, or disloyal people." He also praised several hawkish Republicans in his orbit, such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Following Vance's interview, CNN aired a rebuttal from Liz Cheney, who accused Vance of going through "unbelievable contortions" to defend Trump, whom Vance had previously called "America's Hitler" during the 2016 campaign. Vance has since attributed his past criticism of Trump to a warped understanding influenced by the media.
In a recent episode of "State of the Union," host Jake Tapper confronted Vance on the former president's statements about pursuing election officials accused of fraud.
“You’re taking words out of context,” Vance responded to the allegations.
“If you’d like to put up a clip and actually put him in context, I think the American people would realize that Donald Trump is a hell of a lot more reasonable than the people like Liz Cheney , who would like to lie us into war," he added.
“Now, Jake, we also should remember, I mean, step back a little bit. Ask yourself a basic question about network integrity. You guys talked about the Russia hoax nonstop," Vance further said.
Vance further accused CNN of giving credence to unnamed FBI agents and anonymous sources, arguing that viewers would have believed in a conspiracy between Trump and Vladimir Putin, which he called "totally and preposterously false."
Tapper defended the network, insisting that they were merely covering an ongoing FBI investigation.
The conversation then shifted to comments made by former Trump administration officials, including former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.
Kelly had told The New York Times that Trump "certainly prefers the dictator approach to government" and claimed that Trump expressed admiration for the loyalty of Adolf Hitler's generals, which Trump has denied. Milley, according to Bob Woodward's recent book "War," described Trump as a "fascist to the core."
Vance launched a scathing attack on Kelly and accused him of having a "world view that's so oppositional to peace." When Tapper questioned whether all the former officials, including former Vice President Mike Pence, were going after Trump because they wanted to send people to war, Vance firmly agreed, stating that they had entered office believing they could control Trump when he expressed a desire for world peace.
Trump himself has expressed regrets over some of his staffing choices, telling Joe Rogan that his biggest mistake was picking "some people that I shouldn't have picked," describing them as "neocons, or bad people, or disloyal people." He also praised several hawkish Republicans in his orbit, such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Following Vance's interview, CNN aired a rebuttal from Liz Cheney, who accused Vance of going through "unbelievable contortions" to defend Trump, whom Vance had previously called "America's Hitler" during the 2016 campaign. Vance has since attributed his past criticism of Trump to a warped understanding influenced by the media.
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