The plot thickens — and so does the facial hair. In an unexpected, eyebrow-raising announcement on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump, who is currently in the throes of making his potential vice presidential pick, has endorsed J.D. Vance’s beard.
“Everything’s an issue,” Trump said, when asked about concerns over his shortlist of potential running mates that includes Vance, Ohio’s Republican senator; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum; and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. During the interview, Trump was asked about Burgum’s stronger abortion stance, Rubio’s residency complications since both he and Rubio hail from the same state — and, of course, Vance’s beard after reports surfaced that Trump doesn’t like facial hair.
“It looks good,” Trump said in his glowing endorsement of the Ohio senator’s facial hair. “He looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.”
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