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Summary

JD Vance claimed pro-Ukraine protesters harassed him and his daughter in Cincinnati, but demonstrators say they merely passed him en route to a protest.

Video shows a civil exchange where Vance defended U.S. withdrawal from Ukraine aid, contradicting Trump’s stance on Russia’s invasion.

Critics accused Vance of using his child to deflect backlash over his role in a heated Oval Office meeting with Zelensky.

Protests against his Ukraine policy continue as Russia escalates attacks, with demonstrations held in Washington, D.C., and Europe.

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[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 210 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good. This administration should continue to be confronted and challenged on their stupidity. They are, and never should be, free from receiving criticism for their stances, and using the child to deflect from the real questions being asked is a cop out and completely on brand.

I bet the three year old has a more objective view on Ukraine anyway. The press should be interviewing them instead of JD.

[–] astronaut_sloth@mander.xyz 49 points 1 month ago

I agree. Make them uncomfortable. Make them see how reviled they are.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 170 points 1 month ago

Oh boohoo - somebody maybe said mean things to him while he was using his daughter as a human shield (or maybe they didn't and he's lying).

And meanwhile, parents in Ukraine are digging their children's corpses out from under rubble.

[–] piskertariot@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Children do not make you immune from criticism. If you're afraid of your child hearing that you're a collossal piece of shit, leave it at home or get out of politics.

Or stop being a huge piece of shit.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

"Today while walking my 3 year old daughter"

Was that a typo? Or does "JD" "Vance" talk about walking his daughter like he would talk about his dog?

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

LOL, "confronted".

What fucking snowflakes these assholes are. I've seen the video. More like "asked pointed questions and I am too much of a gigantic man-baby to deal with consequences like that".

FUCK YOU and every single asshole that voted for you.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

They always need to be the victim in every interaction even if they weren’t.

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 76 points 1 month ago (1 children)

JD: "Hmmm ... Elon uses his kid as a human shield ..."

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 month ago

Must be nice not having a foreign invader taking your kids away from you huh?

Must be nice not having your kids separated from you and put into cages huh?

You don't get to be a morally bankrupt Putin puppet and then appeal to actual morals.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 64 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Using your child as a shield for bad policy decisions? That’s a new low, JD.

🐱

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But not using them as a literal shield yet, so he needs to work harder.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 month ago

He still doesn't want to stoop to musk's level there

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[–] NimdaQA@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Despite my… unpopular view regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

I’d like to say that this is nonsense. His street was closed off with massive police presence yet he deliberately took his kid to confront the protesters when he had many other options.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

This reminds of the way Klan Mom and her pedo side-kick Gaetz acted when they were followed around and asked questions. The way they think it should work is that they get to call liberals [1] any and all names in the book. Also they get to defend the J6 terrorists that they call "political prisoners", and others should not even be able to be heard in their response to these monsters. And if the opposition IS heard, and they are shouted down, they'll cry endlessly about it and talk about their "free speech". Even when assholes like this can get on the likes of Faux "News" nearly any time with one phone call, while their opposition cannot.

[1] "Liberals", meaning, anyone that doesn't have their lips around the shaft of the mini-mushroom.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a parent this really hits home. I can remember vividly the time I was harassed, 6-month-old in my arms, when I cut off desperately needed funding. I was literally causing death and misery, all because I thought a ruthless foreign dictator was kind of a cool dude. If we were both threatened and harassed for being massive turd nuggets, where does it end? /s

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

It's like you can't betray your allies and turn your country into a fascist shithole anymore. Well you can, but then some woke mob will calmly tell you that what you're doing is bad and I don't want my children being around that negativity!

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 month ago

Much better than families and their toddlers being faced with pro Russian missiles.

Cry me a river you petulant fuck.

[–] PortoPeople@lemm.ee 47 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] seejur@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This comment is under moderation.

Oh wait this is Lemmy not Reddit. My bad

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[–] gamer@lemm.ee 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So Vance just so happened to be "walking his daughter" near a group of Ukrainian protestors? The secret service didn't have the capability to look down the street he wanted to walk down and say "maybe we should take another route"?

Or did he purposely take his young daughter near a polite-looking group of protestors just so he could have a low-risk confrontation as fuel to demonize his detractors online?

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[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 41 points 1 month ago

Never too young to learn how much your dad is a piece of human garbage that non braindead people hate

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

JD: "Stay back! I have a child." Raises their child up as if they were shield

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Vice cuck learning self defense tactics from the president.

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Vance is a verified unabashed fucking liar.

Where’s the proof this happened? Where was his secret service detail?

Remember his fabricated story about Haitians in Ohio? I call Bullshit 💩

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[–] kiku@feddit.org 35 points 1 month ago

I don't think you should get a job in public service if you don't want to deal with members of the public.

[–] blakenong 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Confronted. lol. He needs to actually be confronted, in a deposition.

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[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Vance, in tears, asked his daughter if they could go home to mommy where there weren't any scary people asking why he is Putin's bitch

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sucks to suck, maybe you should think about consequences before becoming a nazi.
Oh and he even pulled out the "use my daughter as sympathy bait" card. Classic snowflake!

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

I'd prefer his version of events, honestly. Why do these fuckers ever get a moment of peace? Life should be made as difficult as possible for them, for every facet that we still have control over.

[–] m0n0me@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 month ago

He should stop whining and think about thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped and brainwashed in Russia. That is much more stressful than one child and their couch-fucking creepy daddy, to face some protesters.

What a douchebag.

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

I'm confronted by this fucker's stupid fucking face every goddamn day

Deal with it you fucking child

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Nut up you fucking pussy.

[–] RebelSquare42@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago

Wow if that’s how upset he is over a potential minor emotional trauma for his child I wonder how he would feel about her living in Ukraine under bombings?

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Imagine you and your family being confronted by a Russian conscript who shoots anything that moves.

[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Using his own kids as a political prop, of course.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope they were armed to the teeth and you piss your bed from nightmares for the rest of your pathetic life.

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

❄️❄️❄️❄️

[–] socsa@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago

Sucks to suck

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

are these the same people who ate cats and dogs?

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

This is even lamer than his usual couch theatrics about feigning being "diSrEspeCtEd!!!1!!!". This comes off as Vance being this soft and weak couch potato who feels threatened even by the sight of signs. Considering how little concern he showed about Ukrainian children being "confronted" by russian missiles, he is now eligible for my prayers. He still have to work for my thoughts though.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like anyone can get within 300 feet of Vance without permission. Ridiculous.

[–] CactusProLaps@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Exactly, like the US Secret fucking Service would just let anyone "chase" the sitting Vice President around lmfao.

What a stupid lie for him to tell, but most of the conservative base will still eat it up because they're too politically uninformed to realize the premise of what he's saying is impossible.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

JD joins the Elon club of using his children as human shields.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Serious question: when does he start having a decoy child lookalike so he can always have a child with him 24/7 so he can continually say he's being harassed with his daughter.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

douches gonna douche. douche. douche. and cocksuckers gonna suck. suck. suck.

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