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Instagram posts
stated on October 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The Oregon secretary of state “removed” former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance from “the official state website.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 22, 2024
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stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post:

C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024
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stated on April 3, 2024 in Biden FCC nominee withdrew in 2023, not 2024:

President Joe Biden’s “FCC pick just withdrew after being humiliated by Senator J.D. Vance” in April.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2024
Tim Ryan
stated on November 1, 2022 in a town hall event:

“J.D. Vance said nothing about” the attack on Paul Pelosi.

By Jon Greenberg • November 3, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad:

Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on June 15, 2022 in an ad:

J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."

By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad:

“J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2022
Club for Growth
stated on April 26, 2022 in an attack ad:

Says J.D. Vance said, “People who voted for Trump voted for him for racist reasons.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 28, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:

“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022

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