J.D. Vance says he regrets since-deleted tweets criticizing Trump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

J.D. Vance, the bestselling author and a Republican Senate hopeful, said on Monday that he regretted his since-deleted Twitter posts that criticized Donald Trump, amid accusations of flip-flopping as he vies for a seat in Ohio.

Vance, the author of the memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” launched his campaign last week. He has come under fire for deleting tweets from 2016 that were unearthed by CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski — including one in which he said he was voting for Evan McMullin, and another calling Trump “reprehensible” because of his views toward “Immigrants, Muslims, etc.”

A recent Daily Beast column ran with the headline “Hypocrite's Elegy: J.D. Vance Is an Avatar of GOP Corruption,“ and Democrat Tim Ryan, who is vying for the Ohio Senate seat, tweeted: “.@JDVance1 and I have exactly one thing in common — neither of us voted for Donald Trump.“

Now, as he runs for office, Vance has shifted toward a pro-Trump position, recently visiting the former president in Florida in hopes of earning his endorsement. He told Fox News on Monday that he hoped people wouldn’t judge him for his past remarks, which he then walked back.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-d-vance-says-regrets-134708404.html

Kissing the big orange rump is not going to get you that many votes Vance.

[marble falls]

1. I hope he spends every penny he has on his losing run,

[peggysue2]

2. Vance may regret those comments but . . .

No one, most particularly Tim Ryan and his campaign people, should let him forget past comments or more recent ones referring to the US as a 'nation state' in which any and all opposition to conservatism (now Trumpism) should be destroyed.

Another conman seeks political office and is willing to do and say anything to advance his career prospects.

The man doesn't deserve a position as dogcatcher.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. What a craven and pathetic waste of space (nt)

[Norbert]

4. So who will the GQP faithful vote for?

Josh Mandel, MAGA on steroids or Vance, MAGA-lite.

[BSdetect]

5. No dignity, no sincerity, no honesty.

[Peppertoo]

6. I regret buying his book.

[WarGamer]

7. Ring kissing time... all Hail the King.

[appalachiablue]

8. 'Hillbilly' Hustler is a better book name. Vance

is funded by Peter Thiel. His lawyer wife, Indian-American clerked for Roberts and Kavanaugh. Lacks authenticity, integrity and is a fraud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Vance