The Atlantic republishes JD Vance's Trump op-ed from 2016
Source: The Hill
07/04/26 6:01 PM ET
The Atlantic on Saturday republished Vice President Vance’s essay, originally published exactly 10 years ago on July 4, reviving some of the more biting comments Vance made about President Trump prior to becoming his second vice president.The original article ran days after Vance published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.”
In an editor’s note, the magazine said it was republishing the story “on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, so that our readers can judge for themselves how well his assessment of the man he now serves as vice president has stood the test of time.”
The original essay was written during Trump’s first presidential campaign while Vance worked at Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, Mithril Capital Management.
Vance argued that many Americans turned to Trump as a “pain reliever” following mounting distrust in the government and economic decline. He called Trump’s political appeal at the time, “cultural heroin,” and predicted that supporters would eventually realize he was not necessarily the answer to their problems.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5953683-vance-trump-never-trump/
Link to The Atlantic article - What J. D. Vance Once Knew
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