Maddow reacts to JD Vance's 'joke'

Rachel Maddow reacts to Trump running mate JD Vance's jab at Democrats.


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[MrJayehawk]

Perhaps he should be more concerned about the terrible racism his wife is now facing from Republicans, and not worry so much about what Democrats might think about soft drinks.

[Tryvise]

Imagine having a platform to actually inflict change in the world and you decide to make a joke about racism...

[theothercheek]

to deny that there is racism in the usa is to certify that you are a racist, regardless of what soda you drink

[kristinehamilton]

Do these guys have anything relevant to say about what they plan to do for Americans or is it just going to be 3 months of nonsense like this?

[barberdoug]

JD Vance Is As Exciting As A Senior Bingo Game. What A DUNCE! 😂😂😂

[onthetongue]

This is how they gaslight. They make fun of people's cries of racism by making a petty overblown joke about diet mountain dew being racist so that when they actually do a racist thing later on they can say "ah, but remember the diet mountain dew? You're just overreacting."

[kevintinzy]

He couldn't even finish the sentence because it was making no sense. Its racist to believe what???

[I_wish_i_was_wrong]

Nobody laughed because it wasn't a joke. Dead serious.

[angelad]

WTH is wrong with him??? I am from Ohio... believe me, we are NOT all like this!!!

[macspectral]

You didn't have a Mountain Dew JD, you had orange Kool Aid.

[MeridianWest]

Judging from the crowd's reaction, this seemed more like a Jeb Bush moment for Vance.

[okd]

The willful ignorance, and non-stop imaginary grievances are just two of the weirdest things that come from the GOP!

[REGGIE_BXNY]

I bet Trump is now regretting picking JD Vance. Too late buddy! The clock is ticking. ⏰

[bethbovey]

He talks as much crap as Trump and that is a pretty incredible.

[andan]

Maddow laughed more at that joke than JD's audience did. But to be fair, she laughed "at" it.

[transamdude]

Vance is so fake. Perfect for trump's vp

[dr.kennymakit]

I said it first, Trump made a big mistake picking this guy.

[macspectral]

I can just imagine the vitriol on Truth Sociopath.

[richardwilliams]

He tried being funny but came up lame big time SMH 😂😂😂

[mr.lamont]

He needs to get his wife out of maga... They are gonna turn on her. You see how they handled Pence.