Former Sen. Claire McCaskill Spells Out Why Vance’s ‘Create Stories’ Claim Is So Sinister
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The former Missouri Democratic senator also spotted a "really telling phrase" that exposes Donald Trump and his running mate.
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) argued that one “really telling phrase” from GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance confirmed “what we all have sensed forever” — which is that Republicans are willing to “say anything” to win the 2024 election.
Vance admitted to CNN’s Dana Bash this weekend that, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.”
The acknowledgment came during a discussion on GOP nominee Donald Trump and his running mate Vance’s peddling of baseless rumors that immigrants in Ohio are eating people’s pets.
On Monday, McCaskill told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that “Hillbilly Elegy” author Vance’s “language about creating stories” was “precise.”
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