William Lindsey 

"For a would-be president, JD Vance has an unfortunate habit of getting into fights he cannot win. Three losing battles in the past week – with Iranian negotiators, Hungarian voters and Pope Leo – brought censure, humiliation and mockery raining down on his head. None were of Vance’s choosing. All were fought vicariously on Donald Trump’s behalf."

~ Simon Tisdall

#JDVance #Trump #Hungary #Iran #PopeLeo #ApprovalRating
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/jd-vance-donald-trump-vice-president-maga

JD Vance could yet save his political skin. But it will mean turning on Trump – and soon

The vice-president has endured his most humiliating – and damaging – week as his boss’s fall guy. How much more can Maga’s great hope take? asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian
Apr 19 at 1:14pmWeb
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Apr 19

"The vice-president is paying a high price for sycophantic loyalty to his boss. His poll ratings are plunging. His Maga succession hopes falter. He suffers by association – although his own inflammatory statements and misjudgments often make matters worse. ...

Vance once passionately opposed overseas military adventurism. In office, he has supported attacks on Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and now Iran."

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Apr 19

"He converted to Catholicism in 2019 and has since used it to widen his appeal to religious conservatives. Yet he frequently, arrogantly challenges the church’s authority and papal teachings.

In short, Vance is a crude opportunist, a self-proclaimed hillbilly peddling political moonshine."

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Show threadNN SchneiderApr 19

@wdlindsy

Arguing with the Pope on matters of faith and religion makes one wonder what else Vance does not understand about hierarchy, authority, and his own place.

Show threadKChernecky For DemocracyApr 19
@wdlindsy While it's true his association with trump is a negative, he's wholly unpopular and unlikable in his own right to boot 😜
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Apr 19
@PeasLuvnJustice Indeed.
Show threadGonoMobilApr 20
@wdlindsy There could be a simple, quick and decisive answer by the pope: #ExcommunicateVance
He‘d still have the option to reconsider and repent his sins — or to admit he simply detests all those christian values and doesn‘t give a f**k about religion beyond harvesting votes of a gullible populace.
#PopeLeo #blasphemy #heresy