‘SLANDEROUS’

JD Vance Calls CNN Anchor ‘Shameful’ Over Service Comments

Just days after the senator ignited controversy around Gov. Tim Walz’s military record, his chickens have come home to roost.

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) called CNN correspondent Brianna Keilar “slanderous” and “shameful” in an X post on Friday after Keilar said Vance “did not see combat” during his deployment in Iraq. “It’s easy to sit in the comfort and safety of a @CNN studio and trivialize the service of countless men and women who risked their lives. I served with some of the people mentioned in this thread. I miss them all very much. Shameful of @brikeilarcnn to slander an entire MOS,” Vance wrote. Keilar said during an appearance on Inside Politics on Thursday, “when you dig a little deeper” into Vance’s military record, “he was a public affairs specialist, someone who did not see combat, which certainly the title ‘combat correspondent’ kind of gives you a different impression.” She added, “So he may be the imperfect messenger on that.” Keilar was responding to comments from Vance regarding Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) service record, according to The New Republic. “When were you ever in war,” Vance asked a Michigan crowd on Wednesday.