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JD Vance Just Delivered the Most POWERFUL Speech of His Career
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Larry O'Connor breaks down Vice President JD Vance's closing speech at the Republicans' first-ever midterm convention, calling it one of the most effective political speeches of the cycle. He plays highlights of Vance quoting Democrat candidates in their own words on defunding the police, open borders, and radical rhetoric around Israel and 9/11, then explains the three strategic goals behind the two-day convention: energizing Trump voters for a midterm where Trump isn't on the ballot, touting the administration's accomplishments, and branding Democrat candidates as radicals rather than just political opponents. The segment gets personal when O'Connor covers Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed mocking Vance's late grandfather as racist toward Vance's wife, and plays Vance's pointed on-stage response defending his "papa." O'Connor closes by breaking down a chaotic moment where a protester rushed the stage waving a Mexican flag, Vance's sharp comeback, and why O'Connor thinks the moment crystallizes the choice voters face in November.
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