Hillbilly Elegy director Ron Howard has taken a swipe at JD Vance, suggesting that Donald Trump’s Republican running mate has “changed” since he first met him.
Earlier this year, Vance was selected to be Trump’s possible vice president in the 2024 US presidential election race – but before his political career, he was known for being the author of memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which was later adapted into a Netflix film of the same name.
Since being announced as Trump’s running mate, Vance has been criticised for comments that saw him refer to women, such as Trump’s presidential rival Kamala Harris, as “childless cat ladies”. This prompted swift backlash and accusations of sexism, with Vance claiming the remarks were made in “sarcasm”.
He’s always been a far-right reactionary with paleoconservative views.
He just drifted from the corporate insider Mitt Romney track to the populist outsider Ron DeSantis track as he watched Trump’s brand take over the party.
If you consider taxing the rich. Unions and attacking companies as far right then sure. He’s always been far right. It sounds like you’ve never read about Vance and that’s why you don’t see the radical change from who he was to supporting Trump.
Uno Reverse.
Have you even picked up a copy of the original book? He’s a staunch and unapologetic drug warrior in that book. He is openly contemptuous of unions. And his “solution” to poverty is just to go to college.
These are classic conservative policy planks endorsed by the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society.
Or you’ve been suckered in by his bullshit.