JD Vance Denies Trump Lost 2020 Election

Facts

• Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Senator JD Vance denied that former Pres. Donald Trump lost the 2020 US election while speaking in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.^[1][2]
• When asked by a reporter, Vance claimed that there were 'serious problems' with the election result in 2020, before stating that Trump did not lose 'by the words that [he] would use.'^[3]
• Vance continued by alleging the media focused on court cases and conspiracy theories rather than 'large technology companies censor[ing] citizens from talking about things' which he said had a 'major consequence on the election.'^[3]
• When asked by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz during their debate on CBS News earlier this month whether Trump lost the 2020 election, Vance responded 'I'm focused on the future.'^[4]
• While running for the Senate in 2022, Vance also claimed that the 2020 election was stolen by 'very powerful people in this country,' and has previously accused 'Big Tech' companies Google, X (then-Twitter), as well as Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, of buying votes.^[5][6]
• According to a Washington Post/University of Maryland poll conducted in Dec. 2023, 62% of US adults believe Pres. Biden was legitimately elected — a drop from 69% in Dec. 2021. The statistic is 91% among Democrats, but declines to 31% among Republicans.^[7]

Sources: ^[1]Washingtonexaminer, ^[2]CNN, ^[3]c-span.org, ^[4]CBS, ^[5]Spectrumnews1, ^[6]New York Post and ^[7]Washington Post.

Narratives

• Democratic narrative, as provided by The Dailybeast and Guardian. Having refused to answer the question while under the national spotlight, Vance has finally come out as the election denier we all knew he was. Despite dozens of failed court cases and a lack of any evidence in favor of the allegation, Trump and his cronies continue to spread dangerous disinformation concerning the outcome of the 2020 election.
• Republican narrative, as provided by The Times. Despite the long list of issues that continue to cast doubt over 2020's result, Vance has repeatedly affirmed his intent to focus on the future rather than dwell on the past. Unfortunately, the hypocritical mainstream media continues to revisit the topic in search of viral clickbait, instead of dealing in legitimate concerns over the role that Big Tech had in censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story and allowing the Democrats back into the White House.

Predictions