Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) recalled to Joe Rogan on Wednesday the moment he heard about the Pennsylvania assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Vance, who would be named Trump’s running mate days after the shooting, told the popular podcast host how he rushed home and loaded all of his guns because he believed “they just killed” Trump.
“When you first see the video, he grabs his ear and then he goes down and I’m like, ‘My God, they just killed him,’” Vance told Rogan, repeating the baseless framing often used on the right that the assassination attempt was some kind of plot by Trump’s enemies.
“And I was, so I mean, first I was so pissed. But then I go into like, fight or flight mode with my kids. I’m like, you know, alright kids, you know, we were at a we were at a mini golf place in Cincinnati, Ohio, grabbed my kids up, throw them in the car, go home and load all my guns and basically stand like a sentry at our front door. And that was my that was sort of my reaction to it,” Vance added.
Insider’s Senior Politics Reporter Bryan Metzger shared the moment on X, which quickly led to a bevy of replies suggesting Vance’s story seems a bit far-fetched.
Below are some of the reactions:
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