Tim Miller and JVL talk Vice President JD Vance’s comments on Ukraine, framing it as "Joe Biden’s war" and casted doubt on continued U.S. support.
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The Dems should start periodic ads of "Lies made, lies kept" at every instance of Trump showing that he is "failing", because he never had any intention of fulfilling any campaign promise beyond tax cuts for the rich, to fulfill a campaign promise.
Maybe makeup is a bit like chili. You get used to a certain level, and then to get the same kick, you use more …?
Attn: JVL
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I was hoping Leo XIV might have cast out Vance’s demons during their private meeting 24 hours earlier.
Apparently not.
I knew Trump couldn't negotiate with Ukraine/Russia. He plans to give everything to Putin. He gave Afghanistan to the Taliban, terrorists.
JD is just telling Putin, have at it.
Just when you think you can’t hate someone more than Trump good ol’ JD m-fer Vance waltzes into the room with his Jack Sparrow eyeliner on.
Wow, way to bail on Europe, JD.
That clown has no sense of history, and to back out is an excuse to give the aggressor what he wants. Europe is right. They can't count on the US any longer. What a shameful bunch of morons. We all deserve leadership, not cowardice and complicity of Russia.
Guys, I have to admit that you make me laugh the way you portray the stupidity of all this. On the other hand, I quake at the continued march toward authoritarianism. "Well it is not our war; it is not our fault; we care about Americans, etc."
There are 10s of millions of stupid fuck Americans who voted for these people. Do these imbeciles really think that The Don will spare them?
Loved this ten-minute rant. You crammed a lot into this one!
Fuck him.
Vance is so irresponsible. And a POS as a person.
I know it's got to make you 2 gentlemen sick every time you have to give us the scoop on "alfalfa " Vance. I think your analysis is correct in every way. I don't claim to know the details of his life so far but think it goes something like this. Grows up white trash. Writes a book about it. Goes to Harvard where he learns that he can live the highlife...money, fame and power if only he becomes the world's second best complete a-hole. Mission accomplished!
Fuck jd
The Fat Orange Fuck foreign policy:
If you see a aspiring new egalitarian democracy being slaughtered by a murderous fascist--
Not my fault, walk away!
Unless of course, can I extort, coerce or intimidate to profit bigly from it? If not, WALK AWAY!
Ukraine demonstrates unbelievable real bravery everyday trying to exemplify the standards WE set (mostly) with our policies of supporting our democratic allies.
Meanwhile, the MAGA Moron cowers to a photo of seashells on a beach. I'm guessing Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt would have been SO proud.
Vance is an asshat
I’m starting to believe Vance actually believes this neo Lindbergh horse crap
"Slow rolling" worked for Trump in Judge Cannon's court; why not on the world stage?
If JD Vance assigns ;ownership' of wars based upon who is in office at the time of its commencement, then we can just as easily say that the India/Pakistan skirmish belongs to Trump. Which is ridiculous, the Indian/Pakistan skirmish is not of Trump's design, and the Russian/Ukraine war is not of Biden's design. The responsibility and ownership of the war belongs to PUTIN and no one else. Vance is a first class dirtbag.
Simply no one in the Trump administration is capable of straight answers delivered in a professional tone. How I miss that, but here we are. It's all just condescending blather (Vance, Bessent, Patel, et al) and puffed-up shouting (Hegseth, Leavitt).
F them all. (And thank you for not subjecting us to more than 45 seconds of the horrid hill jack.)
I think JD was telling Trump not to listen to the few adults in his orbit trying to get him to do the right thing. But those adults are crazy if they thought Trump would stand up to Putin on a phone call with him. Insanity thy name is USA.
JVL ended with exactly the right words for how I feel every day: All the news to make you vomit. But I listen - because the rants from people of knowledge and conviction is oddly comforting. And because it is motivating to keep being reminded that we have work to do. It's a long walk!!
What a fucking liar 🤥
JD Vance is a traitor because he knows exactly what he's doing.
I agree Vance is slime ball , but what can we DO? I have always hoped for t***p's natural death ASAP , but JDVance is like Stephen' 9th circle 'Miller as the first commentator said.
I hadn’t considered JD being president in 2032. Thanks JVL. ಠ_ಠ
100% JVL, it’s time for everyone to acknowledge that MAGA is allied with Russia!!!
I wish MAGA world would do the rest of the world a favor and disappear into being the “isolationist” the media keeps telling us they are, since so far, MAGA involvement in this war has made things MUCH WORSE for Ukraine!!!
What an asshole
JD Vance is a pompous tool
What a tag line “we cover all the news to make you vomit”. Well done - mission accomplished
JD is suck a smug condescending asshole. He is as vile as his master with his own special kind of icky.
JD is self proclaimed “white trash” Hillbilly
with a huge chip on his shoulder. He will never measure up to being an intellect or a gentleman. You can lead a hillbilly to culture but you can’t make him (JD) think. A pox on his hovel.
I made Luigi lockets with a QR code to his JPay account while on vacation. They are like Taylor’s friendship bracelets but for socialists.
It is not clear what Vance means by "walking away". In context, it just means giving up on negotiating a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. But it seems like some are interpreting it to mean abandoning Ukraine entirely. I'm sure that is what J.D. Vance wants, but in the wake of the minerals deal with Ukraine, it's not clear that is what Trump wants.
I think the key is intelligence sharing. As long as that continues, Ukraine can withstand Russian aggression.
It is not because Trump had no control over this war or Putin ever. Not Trumps fault they had to walk away.
🤡
"Abandonment through strength" - the new "leading from behind".
Love watching a guy who basically sucks up to whomever can promote him, trying to act all “I understand the diplomatic intricacies of navigating multinational conflict.”
Visuals Trump and JD having a stroke and laying in a puddle of their own urine.
With fear on their faces.
All I can say is you did that to yourself ,
You two mega pieces of shit
This man is such a slime.
JD Vance surrenders to everything. I thought Ted Cruz was a shameless, crass opportunist, but JD puts him to shame.
Also, why do I have the feeling "JD" stands for Juris Doctor?
Why is he wearing so much makeup? He looks like a raccoon.
'Cause "tuff" guys wear black, eyeliner...
JD gets tough and issues ultimatum to Putin: Agree to ceasefire NOW, or else we'll give you everything that you want
Putin must be running scared!
I've said this before but I will keep saying it: I have no fear of a JD Vance presidency, because he is a snivelling lickspittle at worst, and a used car salesman at best. Nobody trusts him, and no Republicans fear him. He simply lacks the natural authority("presidentiality" I daresay) to inspire any more than contempt from anyone.
Abandonment through Strength or would it be thru 🤣🤣🤣
Tim, you're 100% correct.
Trump bleeted that the deal is to start talks immediately (nothing about sanctions) and Putin agreed to start negotiating a memorandum about a ceasefire and peace deal.
Nothing about sanctions or any stick for Russia. Only promises of trade.
And the rare mineral deal, will that make it a US war?
Unappealing is the word on JD Vance. But then I heard Sarah’s focus group and there are actually JD Vance fans made me want to barf.
Vance acts like the war is akin to funding a library.
?
Vance's blase attitude about that horrific war came out in that clip.
Great one, guys, very informative.
Our fearless President can kiss his Nobel Peace Prize goodbye. Peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind (and he’s providing a good example of why countries wanted a NATO in the first place).
Yeah, he certainly is one big piece of shit alright, but aren't they all in this administration? Anne Applebaum has a great article in "The Atlantic" today, in which she says in part: "Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support." It amazes me how much courage that the Ukrainians have shown since the start of the Russian invasion; contrast that with the utter cowardice within our own country - the Republican congress, the MSM media, our corporate leaders, and sadly, even the Democrats. So much for American exceptionalism.
Let's be clear, another example of the 'true' invasion of the executive branch, it is one of "coneyislandwhitefish", some from Queens, some from meemaw land OH.
Phone call called off.
Thank you both, already always.
Vance is a self-hating wannabe
As long as Trump can build where he wants, he is "friends" with anyone. It's not about country -- it's all about his empire.
I recommend reading “The Talented Mr. Vance” (George Packer) in today’s The Atlantic. It’s a biographical character analysis. Its conclusion is summed up in its title.
JD Vance must have had some family background
that is bringing
out sadistic resentment galore.
Saying they may abandon them, is psychological
warfare.
They walking the same old world path
The road less traveled makes them nervous.
Their guide is their conceit; their wrong grasp of who are elite and wealthy conjures: You can't take it with you.
Let's take our cue from the always insightful JVL to rename this podcast "F-- JD Vance." That sounds about right to me, anyway. Bugturd that JD is.
No longer even America First. This is Russia First.
Pardon my language, but Vance is a real shit. Incompetent and arrogant.
And incredibly dangerous, as they push him out in front of cameras for "exposure" in the early run up to 2028. Trying to get people used to seeing his chubby bearded mug mouthing blobs of half-truth HS. That cannot stand up to scrutiny.
Two great tastes that … oh, hell … he’s just awful.
Anything Vance does is to piss off Europe
Never mind that Ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons in exchange for assurances of protection from the US.
Also, we just heard Trump's side which you know will do everything possible to make him look like a great negotiator. But we've seen him "negotiate". All he knows how to do is bully, and he's only got one trick for that. I'm sure that Putin, who is a master of this game, totally played Trump and is still laughing about it. And Trump doesn't even get the joke.
It's why The Don never laughs and just yells all the time
Vance is a walking talking root canal. Ugh.
Thanks! As long as we have the humor we win. Art will save the world 🌏🌍🌎
🤣🤣🤣 will steal
OK, but let's pray he never becomes a permanent dental implant in our lives.
International relations is hard, and so we just aren’t going to do it any more. We truly wanted to help work this out, but that turned out to be difficult so we will just blame someone else and move on to things that are easy, namely scapegoating immigrants and Biden for all our problems while enriching ourselves.
Your first sentence describes Republican thought on health care as well.
I bet it was a "perfect call" :(
Arrogant asshole
POS! Sums up JD Vance perfectly.
VD Vance is such lying shit bag.
JVL, I find myself slipping into your "darkness". Kind of scarry!
“Shameless” and “Vance” are forever joined at the hip.
Vance has got to be the ugliest, weird guy I have ever seen or heard. How in the hell did this guy become VP???
MAGA is a Weak Evil Death Cult
What terrible horrible people
I imagine all the MAGA politicians feeling even bolder with their inappropriate behavior since they can say the p word now
He doesn’t even show off just that tiny cleavage below the crosses
"Mr Charisma" :)
He must suck the joy from every room he enters
He’s vying with Stephen Miller for toadiest reptile (not to mix the elements of the animal kingdom….)
I think we need to come up with different analogy's or new words to describe these POS. I fear that the reptiles might get pissed and show us a thing or two.
With a face like that........