J. D. Vance: “This little girl had been shot by an illegal alien.”

“You may remember this. It was a few months ago, but it was a very revealing moment about who our respective political parties stand for. Because This little girl had been shot by an illegal alien. But she had survived miraculously. She was in amazing condition. She was a sweet, just a really cute kid. And you know, I'm the father of a six year old boy.” (26:49–26:53)

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