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JD Vance Epically Fails to Understand How Inflation Works

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“So he’s an idiot, right?” The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie asks after the GOP vice presidential nominee’s bungled explanation.

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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance gave a very JD Vance explanation of America’s inflation rates when he was asked about a policy to address the problem on the campaign trail in Wisconsin.

Vance quickly brushed...

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