In the TV duel against Walz, Vance did not want to comment specifically on Trump’s 2020 election defeat. A clip from 2022 shows what the vice presidential candidate really thinks.
Washington DC – Former US President Donald Trump continues to maintain his false claim that he won the 2020 election. There was never any evidence of thisyet believed at times a quarter of the US population buys into the conspiracy narrative. In an interview with comedian Jason Selvig, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance also exposed himself as a supporter of the election fraud lie. It initially remained unclear whether Vance would recognize any election defeat in 2024.
US election 2024: Vance leaves it open whether he would accept election defeat
In the TV debate of the vice presidential candidates, the Democratic candidate had Tim Waltz demanded that Vance admit Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election: “Did he lose the 2020 election?” Walz asked his opponent directly. However, Vance evaded an answer, spoke of “problems” at the time and replied: “I’m focused on the future.” Walz commented on this as “a damn non-answer.” This evasion by the Republican caused a scandal and became much later discussed. How today’s vice presidential candidate thinks about this question was already apparent in 2022.
At a campaign event in Michigan, comedian Jason Selvig cross-examined politician Vance about this and shared the two-year-old excerpt again on the X platform on Thursday (October 3rd). “Who won the 2020 election?” Selvig asked at the time . As the republican answered vaguely, the comedian asked. “Just answer the question: Did Donald Trump win the 2020 election?” Vance then answers with a resounding “Yes” – “Yes”. So whether he will give up if his opponent is at the US election 2024 Selvig then wants to know if he would get more votes. But Vance didn’t have an answer. He left the room and avoided further questions.
Peaceful transfer of power after the US election in 2024? Trump suddenly speaks of “bloodbath”
Trump told over 30,000 lies during his time in office alone, as the Washington Post researched. One of them – the 2020 election fraud lie – cost lives. Hundreds of radical supporters of the ex-president stormed January 6, 2021 the Capitol in the capital Washingtonto certify the Democratic president’s election victory Joe Biden to prevent. Five people died as a result of the violent storming.
Vance was previously a harsh critic of Trump himself, calling him “unsuitable for the highest office in our land” and even comparing Trump to Hitler. In the most recent TV debate, Vance backtracked: “I was wrong about Donald Trump.” In March of this year, Trump caused irritation with a statement about the 2024 US election. There will be a “bloodbath” if he is not elected, said the ex-president. It remained unclear what exactly the Republican meant, as at that point in his speech he had actually just been talking about risks to the US auto industry and tariffs.
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