Vice President JD Vance did not hold back after MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan attempted to call him out over the Trump administration’s decision to limit The Associated Press’ access to the White House press pool. In a no-nonsense response, Vance dismissed Hasan’s criticism, delivering a brutal reality check.
The exchange began when Hasan, a longtime left-wing commentator, took to social media to target Vance, writing, “Hey @JDVance, I know you’re busy lecturing the Europeans on free speech, but have you seen this?”
The post referenced a recent Axios report detailing President Trump’s decision to restrict AP reporters’ access, citing what the administration views as years of partisan bias in the AP Stylebook. But Vance was in no mood for Hasan’s theatrics.
His response was as blunt as it was devastating. “Yes dummy,” Vance shot back.
“I think there’s a difference between not giving a reporter a seat in the WH press briefing room and jailing people for dissenting views. The latter is a threat to free speech, the former is not. Hope that helps!” […]
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