Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg thinks Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made fairly the political “mistake” with remarks he made in regards to the consequence of the 2020 election at a rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
Throughout the occasion, Vance stated “no” when requested if he thought former President Donald Trump misplaced that election.
“What message do you think it sends to independent voters when you do not directly answer the question ‘Did Donald Trump lose in 2020?’” a reporter requested the Ohio senator.
“On the election of 2020, I’ve answered this question directly a million times. No,” he replied. “I think there are serious problems in 2020, so did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use.”
Buttigieg addressed Vance’s feedback throughout an look on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” Wednesday night time, saying, “Well, first of all, it’s wrong, of course. Donald Trump lost.”
“And I think he knows that, I think he’s lying,” he continued. “I also think it’s a mistake politically because voters have a dim view of election deniers.”
He later added, “Now that he’s given a straight answer, JD Vance is officially on the record as an election denier — something that is shameful, but also … something that’s a setback.”
Vance, on quite a few events, had beforehand dodged questions about whether or not he backed Trump’s baseless claims that he was the true winner.
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Throughout an look on The New York Occasions’ “The Interview” podcast revealed final week, Vance refused to say Trump misplaced in 2020 5 instances in a row.
