Category: j.d. vance

Trump Ally Peter Thiel Infuses J.D. Vance With $3.5 Million As Ohio GOP Senate Primary Nears

A week after securing the coveted endorsement from Donald Trump, Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance will speak at the former president’s “Save America” rally in central Ohio on April 23. The Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist will take the stage bolstered by another $3.5 million from billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel via a…


Trump to Appear at Ohio Rally on April 23, Senate Candidates Hopeful for Endorsement

Former president Donald Trump looms large in the Ohio GOP Senate primary with every candidate but moderate Republican state Sen. Matt Dolan coveting his endorsement. Less than two weeks ahead of the May 3 primary, Trump will headline a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, the county Republican Party announced. Trump has…


Gibbons, Mandel Continue Attack Ads Weeks After Debate Altercation

It was March 18 when Ohio GOP Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel engaged in a nose-to-nose altercation during a debate in suburban Columbus. The aftermath lingers almost three weeks later. Mandel alleged that Gibbons sent American jobs to China. Gibbons claimed that Mandel, a former state representative and state treasurer who served two…


Gibbons, Mandel Continue Attack Ads in Ohio Weeks After Senate Debate Altercation

It was March 18 when Ohio GOP Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel engaged in a nose-to-nose altercation during a debate in suburban Columbus. The aftermath lingers almost three weeks later. Mandel alleged that Gibbons sent American jobs to China. Gibbons claimed that Mandel, a former state representative and state treasurer who served two…


Cruz Endorses Mandel In Ohio’s Crowded GOP Senate Race

During speeches along the campaign trail, Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel frequently talks about going to Washington D.C. with a Bible in one hand and the Constitution in the other to serve as a reinforcement for conservatives like Ohio’s U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and former president Donald Trump. Trump’s support…


J.D. Vance: ‘Ridiculous Notions of Gender’ Threaten US Leadership of Free World

J.D. Vance, a candidate in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary next month, told The Epoch Times on Thursday that the United States’ funding of gender ideology around the world is a waste of money that weakens it on the global stage. “Pushing the worst of American progressivism on the rest of the world—I don’t want my…


Gibbons, Mandel Deal With Aftermath From On-Stage Debate Altercation

The aftermath of an on-stage altercation that saw GOP U.S. candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel nose-to-nose at a forum in suburban Columbus on March 18 continued over the weekend and spilled into March 21. Organized by FreedomWorks and moderated by conservative talk show host Brandon Boxer, the March 18 candidate forum featured the 44-year-old…


Two Ohio GOP Senate Candidates Get in Altercation During Friday Debate

An on-stage altercation between the two leading candidates in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race unfolded during a forum Friday evening. Josh Mandel, the former Ohio State Treasurer, and Ohio State Representative who for months was the front-runner in the campaign to replace retiring GOP Senator Rob Portman, has directed his attention on the 69-year-old…


Ohio GOP Senate Frontrunner Gibbons Faces Heat With Report of Racist Remarks About Asians: ‘Incredibly Bright’

Traversing Ohio in a charter-style bus emblazoned with his name and the blue-and-gold colors of his alma mater, St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland investment banker Mike Gibbons is talking to voters in each of Ohio’s 88 counties in his quest to win the GOP U.S. Senate primary. “I don’t think I could do more because…


In the Case of J.D. Vance, ‘Projection’ is a ‘Progressive’ Disorder

Commentary  Psychological “projection” is generally understood to be the assignment of one’s own intentions and actions to another party. It’s the proverbial case of “the pot calling the kettle black.” Bullies often project their own feelings of inadequacy and aggression onto other people. Projection is a form of culpability-transfer that shifts the shameful conduct of…