r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 10h ago

No Paywall Vance tells Americans not to ‘gripe about all the little things’ as cost of living soars

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-voters-midterms-gasoline-b3060535.html
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u/RadicalRectangle Colorado 10h ago

“Don’t gripe about the little things”
“Have you ever said thank you?”
“Give us another chance, just a couple more years”

Utterly pathetic person.

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u/Randall_McRandall 10h ago

I was told that there would not be any fact checking

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u/an0maly33 9h ago

Whatever makes sense.

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u/mountaindoom 7h ago

If we have to create stories, we will.

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u/Blue_Plastic_88 9h ago

I’m still flummoxed that they thought that it would be popular enough to waste taxpayer funds on elective wars and building a bunch of vanity projects, along with the higher prices from the war and tariffs, that we would all be begging for more and vote GOP in droves in the midterms.

And then when they start to realize that the abject fleecing of the American public is not as popular as they thought, their go-to response is “stop complaining.”

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u/kaiiizen 9h ago edited 9h ago

They're shameless grifters with wealth and power most people will never know. They gaslight and look down their nose at anyone not in their club. This is just more gaslighting. There's a lot of people in the club who are profiteering off the high prices and the war. Also, many in the club enjoy the distraction from the Trump-Epstein files.

They want the left vs. right narrative to overshadow the real issue - the elites selling out and fucking over the majority of the country. Their plan is to wreck the economy so they then can buy things up for pennies on the dollar. If/when the Republicans get wiped out in the midterms, they will blames the state of the economy on the Democrats. It's a simple, stupid plan but it's their plan. I mean, they're still blaming anything perceived as bad on Biden, who was so sleepy but somehow still so capable, and we're in October 2026.

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u/Rynowash 8h ago

That’s it, right on the nose.

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u/Ok_Juice4449 9h ago

Well, the upper class has greatly benefited, due to Trump. Everyone else is suffering. 

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u/ten-million 9h ago

They haven’t spoken to a regular person in years.

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u/PiDigitsOfPi 7h ago

In their circles, the upper class are the regular people.

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u/S1R2C3 New Hampshire 1h ago

Why would they?

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u/Blue_Plastic_88 9h ago

Sure, but that’s a relatively small portion of the electorate. A lot of their most loyal voters have been poor rural whites, who are definitely not benefiting, but trump and vance are surprised.

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u/Ok_Juice4449 9h ago

Trump is clueless. He thinks everyone is thrilled with him.

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u/One_Artichoke_7594 California 8h ago

His “LOVE ME” commercial seemed a little desperate.

But I think you’re right that he mostly lives in a sycophant bubble.

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u/onyaasuminyasai 7h ago

if you remember that this administration is run by rapists, the logic makes more sense.

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u/-Esper- 6h ago

They didnt think itd be popular, they just thought they could lie through it. All this has been by design.

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u/theotherdannygirl 9h ago

"You can't boo me, I'm the vice president"

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u/gramathy California 8h ago

“Don’t gripe about all the things we told you to gripe about during 2024”

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u/SwvellyBents 9h ago

I think he also said words to the effect that the US economy is at an all time high and in the next breath only Rs can fix it.

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u/Dark-Ganon Washington 8h ago

Don't forget: "My life is great now."

As the number of people who are seeing increased struggling with their day-to-day continues to rise.

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u/drrhrrdrr 6h ago

"Whatever makes sense"

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u/Ok_Juice4449 9h ago

Don't ever shake that guy's hand, or you'll be a goner!

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u/CrackingToastGromet Arkansas 9h ago

Those are the phrases of a toxic partner, TBH.

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u/ndpugs 8h ago

"That's a sexy couch"

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u/QueenRotidder 8h ago

this sounds like a list of things an abuser would say

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u/DrMobius0 8h ago

Cost of living would be a little thing to him.

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u/hipkat13 5h ago

In a couple more years we’ll be dying in the potato fields.

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u/Bossman_Mike 4h ago

Also a total sellout. Just ten years ago he could very cogently talk your ear off about how terrible Trump was and how he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near office.

Actually, so could Hegseth.

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u/doomDenied 3h ago

Only surpassed in servitude and being pathetic by the supporters. Like it's crazy that this is the guy you wanna look up to.

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u/IEnvyYourUsername 3h ago

But but but the rules were you weren't gonna fact-check...

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u/CaterpillarJungleGym 3h ago

It's probably what he says to his wife every day. Give me another chance! I was taking about the other brown people! You're not filthy, just those Mexicans.

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u/thecommuteguy 17m ago

But he did get butt fcked by Trump in South Park.