JD Vance, the Vice-President, once again demonstrated on Friday why he is not only an excellent ally to President Trump but also a potential future leader of the Republican Party.
According to Gateway Pundit, Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee of DOGE, was forced to resign after The Wall Street Journal employed cancel culture tactics to target him. The newspaper unearthed some of Elez's contentious social media posts, leading to pressure on the young man to step down.
The controversial statements included: Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool, and You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity, as stated by Elez.
Despite the contentious nature of these posts, both Trump and Musk agreed that Elez should be reinstated. Vance also expressed his belief in Elez's potential for redemption, stating, I obviously disagree with some of Elezs posts, but I dont think stupid social media activity should ruin a kids life. We shouldnt reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. He further added, So I say bring him back. If hes a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.
However, these sentiments were met with outrage from Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), of Indian-American descent. Khanna demanded to know if Musk would require Elez to apologize before rehiring him, citing the welfare of their children. It's worth noting that Vance is married to Second Lady Usha Vance, who is also of Indian-American heritage, and they share three children.
In response, Vance delivered a powerful rebuttal, stating, For the sake of both of our kids? Grow up. Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, dont threaten my kids. You know what does? A culture that denies grace to people who make mistakes. A culture that encourages congressmen to act like whiny children.
Vance continued his strong stance by expressing his disdain for the emotional blackmail Khanna was attempting. He emphasized that young people are prone to making mistakes and expressed his hope that his children would not be intimidated by a society obsessed with political correctness.
He stated, I cannot overstate how much I loathe this emotional blackmail pretending to be concern. My kids, god willing, will be risk-takers. They wont think constantly about whether a flippant comment or a wrong viewpoint will follow them around for the rest of their lives.
Vance further added, They will tell stupid jokes. They will develop views that they later think are wrong or even gross. I made mistakes as a kid, and thank God I grew up in a culture that encouraged me to grow and learn and feel remorse when I screwed up and offer grace when others did.
In his closing remarks, Vance delivered a final critique towards Khanna, stating, I dont worry about my kids making mistakes, or developing views they later regret. I dont even worry that much about trolls on the internet. You know what I do worry about, Ro? That theyll grow up to be a US Congressmen who engages in emotional blackmail over a kids social media posts. You disgust me.
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