
In 2016, JD Vance dubbed Trump potentially “America’s Hitler”. Later that year, he said Trump was “cultural heroin”, said “I find him reprehensible”. He went on to dub Trump “a moral disaster”, an “idiot”, and a “total fraud”.
Cut to 2025, and it’s safe to say Vance is playing a very different tune. In comments to Fox News last night, Vance commented on Gavin Newsom getting under Trump’s skin by imitating his style on social media: