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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

The insult JD Vance jokingly used on interviewer who called him an ‘intellectual’

  • Vice President JD Vance jokingly called an interviewer an "a**hole" for referring to him as an "intellectual" during an event hosted by the American Compass think tank on Tuesday night.
  • The interviewer, Oren Cass, founder of American Compass, noted Vance's past writings for National Review, where he opposed Donald Trump, before his public turnaround and endorsement by Trump.
  • Cass praised Vance as someone who was "an intellectual first," leading to Vance's sarcastic outburst.
  • Vance interrupted Cass's comments, feigning outrage and jokingly insulting Cass, which was met with cheers and applause from the audience.
  • Cass acknowledged Vance's remark, admitting that he, too, had written for National Review.

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JD Vance cracks that interviewer is an ‘a**hole’ for calling him an ‘intellectual’

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