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The "Foremost War Skeptic"

The media made JD Vance. Now they’re protecting the investment.

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Parker Molloy
Apr 14, 2026
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If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve noticed that the vice president of the United States has a reputation to protect.

Tyler Pager wrote in the New York Times that JD Vance “tried and failed to end a war he opposed.” Natalie Allison in the Washington Post called him the administration’s “foremost war skeptic.” NBC News went with “How JD Vance…

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