Private text messages shared by a right-wing blogger show how Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) entertained conspiracy theories and scorned the late Sheldon Adelson, the Washington Post reports.

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J.D. Vance’s Private Texts Leaked

Vance’s spox says he ‘usually ignored’ messages from Holocaust-denier Johnson, but discussed Ukraine ‘bitching’ about F16s

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Uncovered texts reveal lengthy conversations between JD Vance and Holocaust denier

Private messages show former president Donald Trump’s running mate entertaining conspiracy theories and scorning the late GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson.

The Washington Post

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JD Vance in texts with far-right figure: Profane and off-the-cuff

Private text messages shared by a right-wing blogger show how Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) entertained conspiracy theories and scorned the late Sheldon Adelson, the Washington Post reports."Their correspondence over the next 20 months — extending into the weeks before former president Donald Trump p

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Months of text messages between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and a far-right activist offer a revealing look at former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate and his close ties to the extreme fringe of the GOP.The Washington Post reported Wednesday that 35 year-old Charles Johnson — a member of the alt right and Holocaust denier who later became a federal informant — leaked his texts via the encrypted messaging app Signal with the Hillbilly Elegy …

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'It’s a trap': Far-right activist warned Vance to not accept Trump’s VP offer in leaked texts

The day after JD Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, he received a congratulatory text from Charles Johnson, a blogger and entrepreneur who has zealously promoted right-wing conspiracy theories.

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New Hampshire

JD Vance over text: Crude, dismissive and friendly with the far-right fringe

Trump’s running mate apparently wanted Chuck Johnson’s thoughts on everything from UFOs to Ukraine.

The Daily Beast

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Epstein Conspiracy Theorist Leaks His Texts With J.D. Vance

Johnson leaked the texts after growing disillusioned with Vance since Trump selected him as running mate.

Mediaite

Dan Abrams

JD Vance’s Private Texts Leaked by Conspiracy Theorist Chuck Johnson Reveal Discussion on Israel, UFOs and Jeffrey Epstein’s Death

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance regularly texts infamous far-right troll Charles C. Johnson, a conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier. The Washington Post reports that Vance received a text message through the encrypted messaging app Signal from Johnson shortly after being elected to the Senate in 2022, and corresponded with the blogger for 20 months, until just weeks before Donald Trump chose Vance as his running mate. The tex…

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J.D. Vance’s Damning Texts to Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Exposed

JD Vance asked conspiracy theorist Chuck Johnson if he thought Jeffrey Epstein "actually killed himself."

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