JD Vance: It is a “statement of honor” when Democrats call him and Trump “weird”
At a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance responded to Democrats’ repeated comments that Republicans are “weird.”
Ohio Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance faces another potential controversy.
Weeks after dealing with the fallout from Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s couch sex joke, Donald Trump’s Republican running mate now has to deal with the apparent release of a photo that appears to show Vance dressed as a woman.
But is the photo real? Here’s what we know.
Did JD Vance dress like a woman?
According to published reports, JD Vance disguised himself as a woman while attending Yale Law School in 2012.
Several other published reports suggest that the photo came from an account on social media platform X.
In the post, the creator claims to have obtained and published the photo of JD Vance wearing a blonde wig and necklace and what appears to be facial makeup:
Is the photo of JD Vance real?
A separate published report indicated that a spokesperson for JD Vance did not deny the authenticity of the photo, while another published report indicates that JD Vance simply left the matter unanswered.
JD Vance has not posted a photo on his campaign website or on his Facebook and X accounts.
The consequences of JD Vance’s photo are increasing
Whether real or deepfake: The image of JD Vance as a woman has provoked strong reactions.
Transgender lawyer Sofia Nelson, who was in Vance’s class at Yale, said Vance has changed since graduating college and entering politics. Others questioned Vance’s apparent hypocrisy in parroting conservative values despite such photos in the background.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist who covers current affairs in the Mid-Atlantic region.
