JD Vance lauded for speech slamming the ‘hatred' of the far left
Vance discussed how 'hatred' has become the animating principle of the American far left during his address at the Claremont Institute's 2025 Statesmanship Award.
'This speech encapsulates why I, along with many others, wanted JD Vance to be vice president in the first place,' Mr Hammer told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
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