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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsj.d. vanceJD Vance Claimed Trump Won 2020 Election In Damning ClipVance has repeatedly accused the media of being "obsessed" about an election Trump regularly brings up.By Lydia O'ConnorSenior Reporter, HuffPostOct 3, 2024, 02:36 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGThe Republican vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, falsely and brazenly claimed that Donald Trump won the 2020 election in a newly resurfaced exchange from two years ago.Trump’s running mate, who has repeatedly propped up the GOP presidential nominee’s election conspiracy theories, was asked by Jason Selvig of The Good Liars, a political comedy duo, if he believed Trump’s repeatedly disproved claims that President Joe Biden stole the election from him. The clip was posted online by Selvig on Thursday.Advertisement

“Did Donald Trump win the 2020 election?” Selvig asked Vance.“Yes,” Vance replied. When Selvig repeated the question, Vance gave an affirmative “yep.”JD Vance refused to answer this question at the debate but he told us Donald Trump won the 2020 election. pic.twitter.com/VyGrnCVAaw— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) October 3, 2024Selvig then asked Vance whether he’d concede if his opponent won more votes. Vance then refused to answer. “I really feel bad for you, man,” Vance said to Selvig after he repeated the question.Vance has been facing pressure to address where he stands on Trump’s election conspiracy theories since his debate Tuesday against Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz. On stage, Walz asked Vance if he believes Trump won the 2020 election, alluding to comments Vance made earlier this year questioning the election’s results and saying Trump should ignore “illegitimate” U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the matter.Advertisement

“Tim, I’m focused on the future,” Vance replied before pivoting to an attack on Harris.Walz quickly called him out.“That is a damning non-answer,” he said. “I’m pretty shocked by this. [Trump] lost the election. This is not a debate. It’s not anything anywhere other than in Donald Trump’s world.”When a reporter asked Vance the next day why he dodged the question, he accused the press of being hyper-focused on the issue.Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time,  we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time,  we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“The media is obsessed with talking about the election of four years ago,” Vance replied, adding, “I’m focused on the election of 33 days from now because I want to throw Kamala Harris out of office and get back to commonsense economic policies.”Advertisement

Vance’s insistence that the media move on from the matter stands in stark contrast to messaging from Trump, who still regularly brings up his accusations about the 2020 election at his rallies.CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article said the video of Vance saying that Trump did win the 2020 election was recorded Thursday, after the vice presidential debate. The video was from 2022, when Vance was running for Senate.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsj.d. vanceJD Vance Defends His Alarming Debate Answer About The 2020 Election ResultsUnpacking JD Vance's Absurd Statements About The 2020 Election And Trump’s Big LieJD Vance Made The Case For Himself As Trump’s Heir, And 4 Other Takeaways From The VP Debate Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Congratulations JD, you're now in the same dingy corrupt Trump-spunk coated space as Rudy Giuliani.