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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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[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social -2 points 3 days ago

Harris was on the right track in some points but even those those points weren't good enough and in some cases she ended up campaigning against her own points by refusing to distance herself from the Biden administration.

  • Child care should get better but her tax credit is kind of a drop in the bucket compared to the costs of having a child.
  • Healthcare should be free not get an extension of reduced premiums
  • First time homebuyer tax credit wasn't enough to make houses affordable
  • And her affordability plan wasn't to make things more affordable

Furthermore people have a serious issue with the economy because things were getting more expensive while purchasing power was going down. Biden claimed everything was fine and Harris refused to oppose that though it was clear to everyone that things were bad. That is what Trump tapped into with his affordability claims. People responded better to a clear lie that acknowledged their hardship instead of ignoring the hardship all together.