Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
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J.D. Vance (R) told NBC News that he isn’t worried that his past criticism of Donald Trump will hurt his chances of winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio.
Vance said that while he believes that Trump “gets a certain kick out of people kissing his ass,” but the former president views those who do as “weak.”
He added: “I think that he respects people who can defend themselves, who have their own ideas.”
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