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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on April 14 that he is proud of Washington cutting off funding to Ukraine amid Russian aggression, listing it among the Trump administration's top achievements.

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Athens, Georgia, Vance recalled being confronted by a Ukrainian-American over his calls to halt funding for Ukraine.

"And this person got really agitated at me because I was saying we should stop funding the Ukraine war," Vance said.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 13 hours ago

They're in Athens, GA? That's a really nice college town, home of REM and the B-52s, great restaurants, etc. It's one of my favorite places to visit for business.

Why does MAGA have to show up there and shit all over such a nice college town? Stick to your shithole cities like Boise and Salt Lake City. Leave nice places like Athens alone.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

God damn I fucking hate that guy. Why did Usha marry him?

[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 15 points 16 hours ago

Europe's help is coming; Ukraine should use it to buy non-US equipment.

For Vance and Trump, perhaps they will end up alone and isolated. That “great” thing they pride themselves on might be fading away.

The world has changed; their world has changed.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

I wonder if he's deliberately ramping up the outrage with some of his recent words and actions as a fresh distraction from the distraction from the files. Absorb some of the public opinion hits to let other decoys relax until it's the next one's turn.

He's been a prick the whole time so it's not a huge change from the usual. Seems like an extra 10 or 20% lately though.

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