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J. D. Vance: “We've had way too much [violence] on the streets of great…”

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

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J.D. Vance Discusses Economic Policies and Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio

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And where I come from, the basically grown man who sacrifices a middle aged woman, that person wanted to go to jail for a very long time and frankly, he's lucky there was better people around because they would handle themselves. We've had way too much [violence] on the streets of great American states. How many of you all have wanted to go to downtown Akron, downtown Cream or downtown Columbus or a Beal? But you're worried because what the authorities of these big cities have, all this isn't worthwhile. (18:08–18:13)

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