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‘What in the Cornell hell?’ JD Vance creeps out internet with bar joke about Ohio Democrat

Vice President JD Vance faced a wave of backlash Friday after making a personal joke about an Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate during a campaign rally in his home state. Speaking in Lima, Ohio, at an event supporting Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy, Vance called Democrat Amy Acton, the former Ohio health director, “a crazy person”…

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JD Vance Tries to Be Funny and Comes Across WeirdVice President JD Vance just asked Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton out for drinks. Vance’s strange invitation came during a Friday rally in his home state of Ohio for embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “[Vivek] Ramaswamy is running against a crazy person,” Vance said. “Amy Acton, I have to be honest with you,…

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