Politics donald trump JD Vance socialism
JD Vance tried to defend Donald Trump’s economic policy with two words never before associated with Trump
The more JD Vance appears in public, the more clear it becomes why Donald Trump picked him for Vice President.
Vance is so smug and dim-witted, Trump seems almost palatable by comparison.
The vapid Veep went on Fox News to spew more of his hillbilly nonsense this week. Amidst his usual word salad, Vance spit out this unhinged defense of Trump’s economic policies.
Vance: I think what is so unique and refreshing about Donald Trump's economic policy is that it is not the same old economic ideas you would have heard 30 or 40 years ago. This is how you stop socialism. You don't stop socialism by throwing slogans at people about the free… pic.twitter.com/hFO6MhLQ24
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 13, 2026
“Unique” and “refreshing” are not words that should be allowed in the same sentence as “Donald” and “Trump.”
The underlying theme of Vance’s comments are even more ludicrous: socialism is plaguing America and the only solution is a combination of tariffs, corruption, and market manipulation.
Magas are scared and stupid and Vance appears to be aiming for the center of that Venn diagram to drum up support for the November midterms.
Twitter wasn’t picking up what the VP was trying to put down.
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You stop socialism by taking equity stakes in private companies, apparently https://t.co/zi5IlrCkJp
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 13, 2026
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To recap, Trump is bankrupting America to stop socialism.
— Robert Lusetich (@RobertLusetich) August 13, 2026
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The Trump admin has taken—or is moving to take—ownership in 31 private companies. That isn't "how you stop socialism." It's closer to textbook socialism than anything we've seen from recent administrations. Would've been nice if the host had asked about that. https://t.co/qz0FIhxjA9
— Billy Binion (@billybinion) August 14, 2026
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It’s so unique because it’s the worst in history.
— Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley) August 13, 2026
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You stop socialism buy raising prices on everything.. Interesting take
— Rodger Williams (@kiddwikked) August 13, 2026
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“Unique and refreshing” is one hell of a way to describe resurrecting 1930s protectionist economics, fucking up the economy with it AGAIN, and then announcing that abandoning free-market principles is how Republicans will defeat socialism. @JDVance is an intellectual black hole. https://t.co/ripG3no1CY
— Andrew—#IAmTheResistance (@AmoneyResists) August 13, 2026
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JD is a fool. https://t.co/KiYFmHxPPC
— Matt W (@bigredmatt1011) August 13, 2026
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True, President Clinton and his balanced budget was overrated. Tariffs and war with Iran? Way better.
— Rose Benson (@RoseBensonDC) August 13, 2026
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He is AMAZINGLY bad at this. https://t.co/pghxqbs6LU
— Calvin Freiburger ✝️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@CalFreiburger) August 13, 2026
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Trump's (and Vance's) economic policy is to reject what Republicans have fought for since Reagan, and adopt what's essentially socialism under a different name, and cronyism. The US has now seized parts of 31 companies, unprecedented in our lifetimes. https://t.co/p4z1xtK8Ge
— Robert Graham (@robertgraham) August 13, 2026
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This is absolute nonsense
“I am going to say a bunch of words that no intelligent person could comprehend, but will sound smart to a FOX News audience”
— ColoradoMick (@ColoradoBucFan) August 13, 2026
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You don't stop socialism by becoming fascists 🤦 and acquiring controlling stock in 30+ corporations and insider trading while hiding corruption
— Jan202021 (@Dixie202021) August 13, 2026
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@VP YOU ALL TANKED THE ECONOMY. 🧐 https://t.co/vuEi9uuCBT
— CrystalC (@crysabatino) August 13, 2026
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The irony of JD Vance claiming that the best way to stop socialism is to abandon free-market principles in favor of heavy tariffs, state-directed industrial policy, and market interventions is mind-blowing. https://t.co/CdmEmobjQj
— Bucky (@BuckyNoseBest) August 14, 2026
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"Refreshing". Keep talkin' boyz. The current pain isn't some faraway thing you can lie about this time – it's arrived in the living rooms of your viewers, and it doesn't gibe with their reality. November's comin' https://t.co/RSk9kUKLTm
— Alan W Stone 🟧🌻 (@crappy_diem) August 14, 2026
Source: Twitter @Acyn