{"id":1047838,"date":"2024-09-06T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1047838"},"modified":"2024-09-06T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:58:04","slug":"jd-vance-should-answer-for-cozying-up-to-tucker-carlson-after-he-elevated-a-holocaust-denier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/jd-vance-should-answer-for-cozying-up-to-tucker-carlson-after-he-elevated-a-holocaust-denier\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Should Answer For Cozying Up to Tucker Carlson After He Elevated a Holocaust Denier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to JD Vance cozying up to Tucker Carlson after his now infamous interview with a Holocaust denier,<\/em> DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust days after ultra-MAGA extremist Tucker Carlson lavished praise on a Holocaust denier in a friendly interview, JD Vance rushed to be one of Carlson\u2019s next guests. Instead of calling out Carlson for his shameful actions, Vance is cozying up to him \u2013 and it\u2019s no surprise considering far-right extremist Carlson was a staunch advocate for Donald Trump picking Vance as his running mate in the first place. Every time Vance rubs shoulders with out-of-touch creeps like Carlson, he reminds Americans why he\u2019s the most extreme and least popular VP candidate in decades.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JD Vance is cozying up to Tucker Carlson in the aftermath of his shameful elevation of a Holocaust denier \u2013 Vance is refusing to criticize Carlson, instead sitting down for an interview with him and scheduling another event with him later this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jewish Insider<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance declines to criticize Tucker Carlson over his friendly conversation with Holocaust denier\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulwark<\/a>: \u201cVance pre-recorded an interview with Tucker Carlson on Thursday<\/strong> just hours after the White House criticized the right-wing populist for featuring a historian who suggested, a few days before, that the Holocaust happened by accident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMr. Vance is scheduled to be interviewed live by Mr. Carlson for his social media show on Sept. 21 in Hershey, Pa.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlson is a member of Vance\u2019s inner circle and rooted for Trump to pick Vance as his running mate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cThe former Fox News superstar [Tucker Carlson] used his prime-time show to promote Vance\u2019s Senate candidacy in 2022 and has remained one of his most ardent public supporters.<\/strong> Vance is a regular guest on Carlson\u2019s new platform\u2026 and Carlson reportedly personally lobbied Trump to pick Vance as his vice presidential candidate in the days leading up to the Republican National Convention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cHow Tucker Carlson Helped Sell J.D. Vance as Trump\u2019s Running Mate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMr. Carlson was a key advocate in pressing Mr. Trump to name Mr. Vance as his running mate<\/strong>, ultimately drowning out other voices who wanted a more moderate or seasoned pick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Trump kicked off his 2024 campaign by rubbing shoulders with white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes, who Trump has still refused to condemn to this day \u2013 and Vance defended Trump\u2019s decision to dine with him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance Likes That Trump \u2018Will Talk to Anybody,\u2019 Including Nazi-Loving Nick Fuentes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump hosted Holocaust denier at Mar-a-Lago estate during visit with Kanye West, a week after announcing 2024 run\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Trump dined and conversed with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night, according to two sources familiar with the matter. \u2026 Fuentes, who frequently promotes racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, had been spotted with Ye at Mar-a-Lago, but reports erroneously suggested he did not have dinner with the former president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump repeatedly refused to disavow the outspoken antisemite and white supremacist Nick Fuentes<\/strong> after they spoke over dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort. \u2026 Trump ultimately made clear that he fundamentally did not want to criticise Fuentes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance is deeply connected with other extremists, including Project 2025 architects Kevin Roberts and Russell Vought, as well as Steve Bannon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Republic<\/a>: \u201cVance has deep ties to the Heritage Foundation, and in particular to Kevin Roberts, who has been president of the right-wing think tank since 2021 and is the architect of Project 2025. Vance has praised Roberts for helping to turn the organization \u2018into the de facto institutional home of Trumpism\u2019 and has endorsed elements of Project 2025. <\/strong>Vance is also the author of the foreword to Roberts\u2019s upcoming book.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance wrote foreword of upcoming book from Project 2025 architect\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Republic<\/a>: \u201cProject 2025 Leader Is Overjoyed by Trump\u2019s Vice Presidential Pick\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Corasaniti, New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Roberts] reacted to the news [of Vance\u2019s VP selection] \u2018with a broad smile on my face\u2019 and said that \u2018privately, we were really rooting for him.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cKevin Roberts, the president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the driving force behind Project 2025, told Ward that \u2018[Vance] is absolutely going to be one of the leaders \u2014 if not the leader \u2014 of our movement.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cRevealed: top Vance aide worked for far-right consultancy with extremist links\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cVance\u2019s inner circle already bears the imprint of Trump\u2019s influence, with a handful of advisers and staffers who have one foot in Vance\u2019s camp and one foot in Trump world\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u200b\u200bThe leader of the organization behind the now-infamous Project 2025, [Kevin] Roberts is a long-time Vance ally in Washington, having called him \u2018one of the leaders \u2014 if not the leader \u2014 of our movement.\u2019 The two men have appeared together at public events and co-authored op-eds about foreign policy, and Vance even wrote the foreword to Roberts\u2019 forthcoming book\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Project 2025 architect Russell Vought] told POLITICO Magazine that he is in \u2018regular contact\u2019 with Vance\u2019s Hill office and that \u2018we probably have one of the closest relationships with [Vance\u2019s] office that we do with any Hill office.\u2019 \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe former Trump strategist [Steve Bannon] is another of Vance\u2019s key allies in the conservative media ecosphere<\/strong>, frequently hosting Vance on his show, War Room, and promoting him to his sizable social media following.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to JD Vance cozying up to Tucker Carlson after his now infamous interview with a Holocaust denier, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cJust days after ultra-MAGA extremist Tucker Carlson lavished praise on a Holocaust denier in a friendly interview, JD Vance rushed to be one of Carlson\u2019s next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJD Vance Should Answer For Cozying Up to Tucker Carlson After He Elevated a Holocaust Denier - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/jd-vance-should-answer-for-cozying-up-to-tucker-carlson-after-he-elevated-a-holocaust-denier\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-06T18:58:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/jd-vance-should-answer-for-cozying-up-to-tucker-carlson-after-he-elevated-a-holocaust-denier\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/jd-vance-should-answer-for-cozying-up-to-tucker-carlson-after-he-elevated-a-holocaust-denier\/\",\"name\":\"JD Vance Should Answer For Cozying Up to Tucker Carlson After He Elevated a Holocaust Denier - 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