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JD Vance Goes On Unhinged Rant Defending Elon Musk Staffer Who Reportedly Resigned Over Racist Tweets

Is Vance ever going to grow a spine?

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Raise your hand if you know that someone 25 is no longer a “kid.” Why am I bringing this up? Simple: Vice President JD Vance is defending a former Elon Musk staffer who resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this week after being connected to a social media account responsible for promoting racist, offensive tweets.

Considering that Vance’s wife Usha is of Indian descent, I have to wonder why the hell he’s defending Mark Elez, a “key DOGE staff member who gained access to the Treasury Department’s central payments system,” per The Wall Street Journal.” Elez resigned “after he was linked to a deleted social media account that advocated racism and eugenics.”

I really have to wonder how Vance can defend this guy. But I’ll admit I read “Hillbilly Elegy” a few years back and assumed he was intelligent. Well, I guess books can be deceiving.

As Mediaite reports, this is what Vance had to say:

“Here’s my view: I obviously disagree with some of Elez’s posts, but I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life,” Vance posted on X. “We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever.”

“So I say bring him back,” Vance added. “If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.”

Vance is, of course, completely wrong. What if those journalists are reporting on someone, like, I dunno, Donald Trump, for instance, who’s busy ruining the lives of innocent people? Don’t everyday Americans have the right to find out what the Tangerine Scream is doing and how it affects their lives?

Elez resigned after the WSJ queried the White House about his connection to the account. And of course, it’s now Elon Musk to the rescue. He’s defending Elez on X by suggesting that the WSJ should fire the journalist who uncovered Elez’s social media activity.

Then the South African billionaire posted a poll asking, “Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements through a now-deleted pseudonym?” Almost 80% of those who responded voted “yes.”

According to the WSJ, Elez voiced support for Gaza and Israel being “wiped off the face of the Earth” and the repeal of the Civil Rights Act.

What’s even more disgusting is that the account also endorsed a “eugenic immigration policy” and bragged that its owner “was racist before it was cool.” Oh, and the account also posted that its owner proclaimed “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.”

All I can really say here is to each their own. I guess. Your views are fine, I suppose, as long as you keep them to yourself if they are bound to harm innocent people. But if you broadcast them on social media, you’re putting your sentiments on blast. Free speech is free speech, but if it’s targeted at my family, friends, and neighbors, you and I are going to have something to talk about.

It’s good that Elez, 25, resigned. Maybe there’s one small part of him that realizes what he posted managed to be racist, cruel, and stupid simultaneously. But I still have to ask:

What the hell is wrong with JD Vance?

Social media users gave him a good brow-beating:

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Megan Hamilton

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Megan Colleen Hamilton was born and raised on progressive politics and she has long fought for liberal causes. She has lived in the Pacific Northwest, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, parts of Mexico, and now Central America. Her travels have further informed her progressive beliefs in these troubled times. She is currently owned by 10 cats, two dogs, and one naughty rabbit. She actually is one of those “childless cat ladies.”

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