‘A chameleon’: JD Vance's former classmate describes his shifting positions

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Published 2024-07-29
CNN's Erin Burnett interviews Sofia Nelson, a former friend and Yale classmate of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

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All Comments (21)
  • @johnny4715
    The very fact that this guy used to call Trump "reprehensible", compared him to Hitler and is now his VP tells you how little integrity he has.
  • @peterphan227
    He's not a chameleon. He's a two-faced grifter and opportunist. He's despicable. The lowest of the low. As Beshear says, Vance has no convictions, but Trump has 34.
  • @OGDittzx
    Now JD Vance knows how Eric feels, an unwanted choice that Trump regrets.
  • Vance and trump deserve each other. They’ll look great in chains together.
  • @rayz5173
    So after becoming a Dad, he became racist and non compassionate? What a great example for his children; and exactly why people behave the way they do!
  • Takes a lot of guts to come out live on TV like this. He is very brave. Being transgender is scary. It is why it took so long for me to come out that I was a female. No one was surprised. A few of my family were surprised I finally did, though. Everyone was so supportive of me that knew me. Only a few people online that do not know me have not been. Most are online, too. Being loved for who I am, not what other wish to force on me, is so great and wonderful. I do not care what a few people think, that is wrong. JD took the job for the money, fame and power. He sold his soul to Trump. Now he as to live with that.
  • @jlvandat69
    Yale must be feeling like the mother of a serial killer for being associated with Vance.
  • @daniebello
    i don’t understand how someone can abandon all their values so starkly for political ambition
  • @LWfanboy
    So Vance is saying that once he had kids, he felt obligated to be more overly racist?
  • @fancylad22
    Is Trump trying to lose? It would be pretty hard to find a worse candidate than Vance.
  • @melaniefarmer75
    Nelson is an intelligent communicator who bravely unmasks Vance's predatory predilection.
  • @davidk1493
    What a smart, courageous, articulate, and compassionate human being!
  • @shaynelee487
    Put aside the politics, this discussion is a great journalistic moment. This is CNN at its best.
  • @Sir1626
    All I needed to know that JD Vance was putting on front was knowing he called Trump, American Hitler
  • @msmacmac1000
    Proud of you, Sofia! I was a Public Defender long time ago! You have done all of US proud.❤
  • @Beaux4Life
    JD Vance is the gift that keeps on givin’
  • @sphmoran28
    I admire Sofia for taking the courage to do this interview on national TV. I also like that she mentioned that JD Vance changed his values and integrity to amass money and power.
  • @calliopelove
    Its sad! When people go from compassion to contempt. Sorry he treated sophia so badly to line his pockets and suck up to a deranged loser hellbent on fascism. Nice going, shady vance!
  • J D VANCE; Add him to Trump's body- count, of former cabinet members, he will : Toss under the bus; : Trump's loyalty is to " HIMSELF:"
  • @claudiaosk3464
    Thank you so much for being so honest Sofia, a great service.