{"id":1035103,"date":"2024-06-09T17:03:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T17:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1035103"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:06:49","slug":"sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-try-to-out-maga-each-other-with-lies-and-extremism-to-cover-for-trumps-dangerous-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-try-to-out-maga-each-other-with-lies-and-extremism-to-cover-for-trumps-dangerous-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Scaries: VP Contenders Try to Out-MAGA Each Other With Lies and Extremism to Cover for Trump\u2019s Dangerous Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In response to Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders once again pushing lies and MAGA extremism, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contenders are tripping over themselves as they lie about Trump\u2019s threats of revenge against his political opponents, push anti-choice agendas that include railing against protections for access to contraception, and sell out the American people in favor of ultra-wealthy donors. Every time they open their mouths, Trump\u2019s desperate MAGA minions give the American people reason after reason to reject Trump and his GOP allies at the ballot box this November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott and Kristi Noem tried to spin Trump\u2019s own words from this week as he continues to threaten revenge on his political opponents\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shot: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] will not target his political opponents.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noem<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] is not interested in going after political opponents.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaser:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would have \u2018every right to go after\u2019 political enemies if elected\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cTrump Defends Vow to Prosecute Rivals, Saying \u2018Sometimes Revenge Can Be Justified\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cInterviewers keep giving Trump an off-ramp to his revenge tour. He isn\u2019t taking it\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noem called a bill to protect access to contraception \u2013 which numerous VP contenders in the Senate voted against \u2013 a \u201cjoke.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dana Bash, CNN<\/a>: \u201cSenate Republicans blocked a bill to protect access to contraception nationwide. As a matter of principle, do you think Republicans should support complete access to birth control?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noem: \u201cThat bill was a joke.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cSenate Republicans block bill to protect Americans’ access to contraception\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republicans who voted against include: Marco Rubio<\/strong>, Tim Scott<\/strong>, Tom Cotton<\/strong>, Marsha Blackburn<\/strong>, Mike Lee, <\/strong>and Joni Ernst.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doug Burgum couldn\u2019t answer for his record of climate denialism and selling out the American people to push Big Oil and Gas priorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Cain, Fox News<\/a>: \u201cYou \u2018talk a green game but sell Big Oil priorities.\u2019<\/strong> \u2026 There are some questions like what in the past you\u2019ve been on some issues that are important to conservatives like climate change and green energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgum: \u201cThis comes down on energy\u2026 Part of the reason why the donors are pouring out in Silicon Valley is that they all understand for the new things that are coming that we need for us to maintain American dominance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s Energy Guy Talked a Green Game but Now Sells Big Oil Priorities\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Burgum] quickly endorsed Mr. Trump and joined his campaign, serving as an informal adviser on energy and helping to connect Mr. Trump with oil billionaires. \u2026 In April, Governor Burgum helped to bring oil and gas executives to Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump\u2019s private resort in Florida, for a now-infamous dinner during which Mr. Trump suggested that they raise $1 billion for his campaign. Mr. Trump told the executives they would save far more than that in tax breaks and legal fees after he repealed Mr. Biden\u2019s climate agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Cotton said he is aligned with Trump\u2019s extreme and unpopular foreign policy agenda that includes rewarding Putin for his invasion of Ukraine and threatening NATO.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shannon Bream, Fox News<\/a>: \u201cThere are reports that what President Trump plans to do to end that conflict is to potentially push Ukraine to give up Crimea,parts of Donbas \u2013 if that is the plan, do you agree with that strategy and would that be rewarding Putin in order to wrap this thing up in the way that he intended to start it and take some of that territory? Is that just giving him what he wanted?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cotton: \u201cWe have to judge the circumstances as they exist next year when he returns to office.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cFox News Edits Out Trump Saying He Might\u2019ve Let Russia \u2018Take Over\u2019 Parts of Ukraine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Trump] revealed how he personally would have prevented the war. According to Trump, all he needed to do was let Russia \u2018take over\u2019 parts of Ukraine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bream<\/a>: \u201cI think it’s fair to say you all have made statements about things like NATO, international organizations, America’s role on the global stage that are different. Would you as vice president advocate for policies that may not line up with your commander-in-chief? Do you think you are all too different on important issues of foreign policy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cotton: \u201cNo, I think [we] have long been aligned on foreign policy\u2026 We believe that we need to pressure allies to take more responsibility for funding our common defense or taking responsibility for what’s happening in their own region.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he would \u2018encourage\u2019 Russia to attack NATO allies who don\u2019t pay up\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201c\u200b\u200bTrump Plots to Pull Out of NATO \u2014 If He Doesn\u2019t Get His Way\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J.D. Vance reminded the American people about his extreme election denialism, saying he is still skeptical of the 2020 election results as he continues to refuse to commit to accepting this November\u2019s election results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance<\/a>: \u201cI really don\u2019t think, Maria, as somebody who was skeptical of what happened in 2020<\/strong>, that they are going to be able to run the same game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201c[Vance] said he would accept a Biden win only if he considered the election to be legitimate. \u2026 Vance\u2019s comments illustrate a new tactic by Republican lawmakers, who are now placing conditions on accepting election results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cJD Vance says he’s wouldn’t have certified 2020 race until states submitted pro-Trump electors\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Vance] has said that, unlike Vice President Mike Pence in 2020, he would have helped Mr. Trump overturn the results, by accepting Trump electors that had not been elected by voters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cPotential Trump running mate JD Vance says he still questions results of 2020 election\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cJD Vance says he is \u2018skeptical\u2019 Pence\u2019s life was in danger on Jan. 6\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201c[Vance] downplayed the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, when Pence was forced to evacuate the building as rioters called for his hanging.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders once again pushing lies and MAGA extremism, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contenders are tripping over themselves as they lie about Trump\u2019s threats of revenge against his political opponents, push anti-choice agendas that include railing against protections for access to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSunday Scaries: VP Contenders Try to Out-MAGA Each Other With Lies and Extremism to Cover for Trump\u2019s Dangerous Agenda - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-try-to-out-maga-each-other-with-lies-and-extremism-to-cover-for-trumps-dangerous-agenda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-09T17:03:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-10T17:06:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-try-to-out-maga-each-other-with-lies-and-extremism-to-cover-for-trumps-dangerous-agenda\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-vp-contenders-try-to-out-maga-each-other-with-lies-and-extremism-to-cover-for-trumps-dangerous-agenda\/\",\"name\":\"Sunday Scaries: VP Contenders Try to Out-MAGA Each Other With Lies and Extremism to Cover for Trump\u2019s Dangerous Agenda - 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