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When he was a best-selling author with designs on running in Ohio’s upcoming Senate race four years ago, JD Vance was one of the multitudes of Republican figures who assailed the mainstream press for not giving enough attention to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Now, as Vice President, Vance would prefer Epstein stay out of the headlines.
Vance took to X on Thursday to grouse about the Wall Street Journal’s reporting on an alleged letter from President Donald Trump to the infamous pedophile that was reportedly part of a birthday album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
The greeting is alleged to have included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to “secrets” both men shared.
In response, the vice president called the Journal’s story “complete and utter bullshit” and suggested the newspaper should be “ashamed” for having published it.
Vance’s admonishment represents a head-spinning reversal from the attitude he expressed in December 2021, when he wrote on the same platform (then known as Twitter) to ask what interest the U.S. government would have in “keeping Epstein’s clients secret” as he shared a post by conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec alleging that the government had made a deal with Epstein co-conspirator and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, purportedly to keep a “little black book” of her and Epstein’s contacts from being made public.
Continuing, he said: “If you're a journalist and you're not asking questions about this case you should be ashamed of yourself.”
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