Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), who is GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vice presidential choice, is fast approaching the point where his critics can credibly be accused of having VDS (Vance Derangement Syndrome).
We’ve documented the more bizarre attacks against Vance since Trump picked him to be his running mate, with one of the most notable being how Democrats have gone after his origin story. We saw this, for instance, in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear auditioning to be Kamala Harris’ pick in July by oddly proclaiming he wanted “the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like. Because let me just tell you that JD Vance ain’t from here.”
Vance ended him spectacularly with his response, which was to note that “Eastern Kentucky will always have a special place in my heart…it’s very weird to have a guy whose first job was at his dad’s law firm and who…
