Maddow Does a Mea Culpa on JD Vance
The selection of Vance was derided by the liberal media as well as some in the conservative arena who were wary of Vance and his pro-MAGA views.
MSNBC host admitted one thing she got wrong in 2024 was thinking that Americans would be more “unnerved” by Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his vice-presidential running mate
“I thought people would be more unnerved by JD Vance,” Maddow told news site Semafor in a 2024 year-end retrospective interview adding, “Less the cat lady thing and more the ‘Americans [are] going to have to get over dictatorphobia’ Mencius Moldbug’ thing,” referring to the pseudonym for blogger Curtis Yarvin, whom Vance has followed for years.
The selection of Vance was derided by the liberal media as well as some in the conservative arena who were wary of Vance and his pro-MAGA views. But it didn’t take long for Vance to prove that he was more than ready to handle the role as Trump’s running mate and surrogate with his wit and intelligence that made liberals wonder why Kamala Harris didn’t pick someone of equal talent to be her running mate.
After surviving a crowded field of contenders for the U.S. Senate nomination in Ohio less than three years ago Vance at age 40 finds himself the heir to the Trump MAGA mantle and the front -runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028
Don Irvine
Donald Irvine is the chairman of of Accuracy in Academia (AIA), a non-profit research group reporting on bias in education. Irvine follows his father’s legacy, Reed Irvine, to critically analyze the liberal media’s bias and brings over thirty years of media analysis experience. He has published countless blog posts and articles on media bias, in context of current events, and he has been interviewed by many news media outlets during his professional career. He currently hosts a livestream weekly show on AIA’s Facebook page which discusses current events.
Irvine graduated from the University of Maryland and rose up the ranks to become chairman of Accuracy in Media until his transition to AIA.
He resides in the suburbs around the nation’s capital and is a proud father and grandfather.
