Tucker Carlson: “He loved J.D. Vance. He loved Donald Trump, of course, often…”

“And yet somehow all of Washington is coming to him. You know, can I say one thing? I shouldn't even get involved in this, but it's a fact, so I want to say it. He loved J.D. Vance. He loved Donald Trump, of course, often said it, but he really loved JD Vans. The stuff he would talk about in private and some of that would bubble out. He loves telling the story of the first. First time he endorsed him for office.” (1:26:58–1:27:04)

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