Jul 7, 2024 · Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) tried to distract from his past praise for former President Barack Obama by comparing Obama’s skills as a family man to those of Donald Trump’s.

Oct 8, 2024 · Social media users have trolled JD Vance for claiming he “never” praises Barack Obama — despite a glowing op-ed about the former president seven years ago.

On Jan. 20, the political side of my brain will breathe a sigh of relief at Mr. Obama’s departure. I will hope for better policy from the new administration, a health reform package closer to...

Despite his public praise of Obama's character, Vance's words hint at a deeper personal frustration, highlighting how his admiration might be tinged with jealousy.

Jan 25, 2017 · His memoir about growing up poor in Appalachia is one of the most discussed books in US. Is he plotting to follow in Obama’s footsteps?

Jan 4, 2017 · “Barack Obama and Me” personalizes the inspirational legacy of our outgoing president in his roles as father and husband. But J. D. Vance fails to acknowledge that a man of stark contrast...

Aug 2, 2024 · During a Friday appearance at Cheyney University, the country’s first historically Black university, a reporter asked Shapiro about comments Vance made during an interview on the “Full Send Podcast” in which he compare d Shapiro’s voice to “a really bad impression of Barack Obama.”

Jul 18, 2024 · Vance’s speech was Obama-esque in its ability to take ideas that are controversial or divisive and make them sound full of common sense. The Senate’s loudest opponent of assisting Ukraine...

Jul 15, 2024 · Fox News host Dana Perino argued that Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance was similar to former Democratic President Barack Obama. During the Monday edition of The Five on...

May 10, 2022 · Vance made the comparison explicit in an early-January 2017 opinion article for The New York Times, titled “Barack Obama and Me.” Vance pointed out the similarities between their lives:...