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J. D. Vance: “The reason this woman is dead is because she tried to ram…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Karoline Leavitt, JD Vance speak at White House

Published | Video Starts at 13:08

But when you force somebody to engage in self defense, it's almost a preposterous question. I'm not saying that funding some of this stuff justifies capital punishment. Nobody would suggest that. The reason this woman is dead is because she tried to ram somebody with her car and that guy acted in self defense. That is why she lost her life. And that is the tragedy. Now, there may be other violations of the law and, and other penalties that are associated with those violations of the law. (13:08–13:16)

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Asserts that the woman died because she tried to ram someone with her car, leading to self-defense.

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