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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

GOP sends out fundraising text from JD Vance admitting affordability crisis: ‘Groceries cost what they cost’

The Republican National Committee has reportedly sent out texts signed by Vice President JD Vance and seeking to raise donations ahead of the midterms that frankly acknowledge the cost of living crisis, conceding: “Groceries cost what they cost.”

Natalie Allison, a journalist with The Washington Post, received the message and posted it to X Tuesday with an accompanying screenshot.

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