Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is preparing to make his first speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention after being tapped by Donald Trump to be his running mate. On Tuesday, ProPublica published a newly uncovered speech Vance made a year before he was elected to the Senate in which he said “the devil is real,” praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, denigrated transgender people and more. We speak with reporter Andy Kroll, who says the video “gives this unvarnished look into what J.D. Vance believes and into what he says to an audience of his peers.” Kroll also responds to President Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms, sparked in part by ProPublica’s reporting on ethical violations committed by sitting justices.
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