{"id":7388,"date":"2025-03-13T02:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7388"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:20:14","slug":"jd-vance-responds-to-cousins-public-criticism-about-him-and-issue-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7388","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance responds to cousin\u2019s public criticism about him and issue on Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wow, JD Vance\u2019s cousin \u2014 and a close friend first, Nate \u2014 shared family photos and called him \u2018Putin\u2019s useful idiot.\u2019 \"\ud83d\ude33\"<\/span> They\u2019ve been close all their lives, and Vice President JD Vance replied immediately. But his reply surprised everyone \u2014 no one expected this from JD. It shows his heart. It shows who he really is! \"\ud83d\udc4f\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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His reply will leave you speechless \"\ud83d\udc47\"<\/span><\/div>\n
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Vice President JD Vance has responded to recent criticism from his cousin, Nate Vance, who publicly condemned his stance on Ukraine and his handling of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nate Vance appeared on CNN on Monday, sharing childhood photos of himself with JD Vance before criticizing the vice president\u2019s approach to the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with\u00a0Le Figaro<\/em>, he accused JD Vance and former President Donald Trump of trying to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDonald Trump and my cousin clearly believe they can placate Vladimir Putin. They are wrong,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Nate Vance stated.\u00a0\u201cThe Russians are not about to forget our support for Ukraine. We are Vladimir Putin\u2019s useful idiots.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Both Nate and JD Vance come from a military family, as their fathers\u2014brothers\u2014served in the U.S. Marines.<\/p>\n

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Nate Vance (right) & JD Vance (middle)<\/strong>\/ photo from DailyMail<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JD Vance Disputes Cousin\u2019s Claims<\/h3>\n

In response, Vice President Vance maintained a respectful tone but refuted some of Nate\u2019s claims, particularly regarding his attempts to contact him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI always considered Nate the toughest guy I knew, and no matter what he says about me, my affection for him remains. I\u2019m always happy to talk to him,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0JD Vance said in a statement to\u00a0DailyMail.com<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, he questioned why Nate chose to reach out through his former Senate office rather than contacting family members.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am unsure why Nate felt the need to reach out to my Senate office rather than to his mom, dad, or sister, all of whom I am in contact with regularly,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The vice president also revealed that he deliberately refrained from speaking publicly about his cousin\u2019s service in Ukraine to avoid putting him at greater risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love my cousin Nate, and never spoke publicly about his service in Ukraine because I didn\u2019t want to endanger his life more than it already was,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0JD Vance explained.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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