What a difference a VP makes — and an IQ, for that matter
/OOF! That's Gonna Leave a Mark: J.D. Vance BURIES Ro Khanna in Heated Exchange About 'Racism'
Twenty-five-year-old Marko Elez had resigned from the DOGE team over his old posts, one of which saw him proclaim, 'I was racist before it was cool.' To any normal-thinking person, this was obviously a statement in defiance of the left and their cancel culture. They call EVERYONE racist. Naturally, many people responded the way Elez did, saying, in effect, 'Fine. Call me whatever you want. Your words have no power over me.'
For Democrats, however, who despise that DOGE is exposing so much corruption in Washington, they saw it as a chance to (pardon the expression) POUNCE on the young man.
They clearly haven't gotten the memo that this doesn't work anymore. Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the issue on Twitter, noting that he might not agree with some of what Elez said, but that DOGE should bring him back.
Vance’s defense of the Elez triggered a response from a freshman congressman who thought he saw an opportunity to make his chops with the liberal Californians who put him in office; he should have resisted the temptation.
Are you going to tell him to apologize for saying "Normalize Indian hate" before this rehire? Just asking for the sake of both of our kids. https://t.co/7NY8m93hJa
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) February 7, 2025
For the sake of both of our kids? Grow up.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 7, 2025
Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don't threaten my kids. You know what does? A culture that denies grace to people who make mistakes. A culture that encourages congressmen to act like whiny children. https://t.co/xpLjhfk6Bz
I cannot overstate how much I loathe this emotional blackmail pretending to be concern.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) February 7, 2025
My kids, god willing, will be risk takers. They won't think constantly about whether a flippant comment or a wrong viewpoint will follow them around for the rest of their lives.
They will…
UPDATE: (Mr. Elez has been reinstated on the Musk team)
And now for a trip down Memory Road:
Ten minutes? The GOP could have run a five minute slice of this every day during the election campaign and Trump would have won by 90%
UPDATE: