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JD Vance Drops a Hard Truth at GOP Midterm Convention: ‘Democrats Are the Party of Hatred’ (VIDEO)

Thursday night at the GOP Midterm Convention, JD Vance told the story of how Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed criticized his deceased grandfather, suggesting that the man could not have loved Vance's wife because of who she is. The post JD Vance Drops a Hard Truth at GOP Midterm Convention: ‘Democrats Are the Party of Hatred’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Analysis

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