J.D. Vance Exploits Woman’s Death to Attack Alec Baldwin, Suck Up to Trump

‘SOMEONE DIED, YOU A**HOLE’

The Ohio Republican Senate candidate either forgot he was referring to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins or just didn’t care.

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Published Oct. 22 2021 12:54PM EDT

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J.D. Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy and a Republican Senate candidate currently running to replace Rob Portman, thoroughly embarrassed himself on Twitter Friday morning when he used the tragic

Matt Wilstein

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J.D. Vance Exploits Woman’s Death to Attack Alec Baldwin, Suck Up to Trump

The Ohio Republican Senate candidate either forgot he was referring to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins or just didn’t care.

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Matt Wilstein