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When Character Was Obliterated

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Vice President JD Vance speaks with Vivek Ramaswamy upon arriving at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna, Ohio, February 3, 2025.

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“Politics is a tough business. And my message to my fellow elected Republicans is if you actually believe in the things you say you believe in, stop whining about an advertisement and go win the race in 13 days.”

That’s the vice president of the United States today, in response to reporters asking him about Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother.

Kathryn Jean Lopez

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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