'People may not always agree with my rhetoric, but, I think, unfortunately, our country is kind of a joke,' Vance, whose campaign has been bankrolled by the Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, said. 'And we should be able to tell jokes about it.'
AP Photo/Jeff Dean"I think it's important for our politicians to have a sense of humor," Vance told a local reporter.The Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance dismissed criticism of his controversial online rhetoric and said it was an attempt at comedy and "realness," despite his past criticism of former President Donald Trump's crude language.
Vance, whose bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," won him widespread attention in 2016, told a Spectrum News reporter at a campaign event Monday that voters should expect politicians to be "real people" and have a "sense of humor." "People may not always agree with my rhetoric, but, I think, unfortunately, our country is kind of a joke," Vance, whose campaign has been bankrolled by the Silicon Valley billionaireThis content is not available due to your privacy preferences.