DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

The United States is experiencing yet another divisive campaign season, but there may be a place where Americans can find calm and camaraderie: a vice presidential debate. "Saturday Night Live" followed up a historic, Season 50 premiere with more satire as Tuesday's debate between nominees for vice president, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic Gov. The "SNL" recreation had repertory player Heidi Gardner playing CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, who introduced the running mates. Walz, played by comedian Jim Gaffigan, is a former teacher and high school football coach tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris (Maya Rudoph) as her Democratic running mate. Vance (Bowen Yang) was asked by debate cohost Margaret Brennan (Chloe Fineman) how he'd address the crisis in the Middle East.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Heidi Gardner, Norah O'Donnell, Walz, Jim Gaffigan, Kamala Harris, Vance, Bowen Yang, Margaret Brennan, Chloe Fineman, Margaret, he's, I'm, Donald Trump, Hitler, " Walz interjected, Rudolph's Harris, Harris, Douglas Emhoff, Andy Samberg, Joe Biden, Dana Carvey, Mary, I’m, Emhoff, Nate Bargatze, Coldplay Organizations: Democratic Gov, CBS, Democratic, SNL, NBC, NBC News Locations: States, R, Ohio, Minnesota, NBCUniversal

☆ JD Vance's debate performance helped rehab his image, but being 'Minnesota nice' worked against Tim Walz, campaign experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tim Walz took the stage in their first and only debate on Tuesday. Tim Walz in the pair's only debate of their vice presidential campaigns. AdvertisementAccording to polling, Vance has become one of the least-liked vice presidential candidates in history. The vice presidential debate is likely the last major debate of the campaign, as the presidential nominees haven't agreed to a second appearance after their September 10 face-off. "Vance's casual use of 'Tim' when addressing Walz subtly diminished Walz's authority, creating an impression of informality that worked in Vance's favor," Bui said.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Vance, —, Ohio, Walz, Benjamin Radd, backtrack, Trumper, Radd, Crystal Bui, George Floyd's, Bui, Harris, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, haven't, Tim, Susan McWilliams Barndt, McWilliams Barndt, I'm Organizations: Gov, Service, Minnesota Gov, UCLA, UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Democratic, Spotlight Communications, Trump, Pomona College, Business Locations: Minnesota, Vance's

☆ JD Vance once said he hates the police and that Trump is a 'morally reprehensible human being,' emails show
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The emails show Vance, who had yet to embark on his run for the Senate, writing to his classmate Sofia Nelson, a Detroit-based public defender. In them, Vance denounced the GOP's embrace of Trump, calling the former president a "morally reprehensible human being," and expressed disappointment with law enforcement after the killing of Michael Brown, a Black 18-year-old, in 2014. AdvertisementIn 2015, Vance wrote that he was "obviously outraged at Trump's rhetoric," comparing him to a demagogue "willing to exploit the people who believe crazy shit." He also wrote in 2016 that "the more white people feel like voting for trump, the more black people will suffer. In a text message to a different former Yale classmate in 2016, Vance wondered if Trump could be "America's Hitler."

Persons: —, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Vance, Sofia Nelson, Nelson, Michael Brown, I've, Luke Schroeder, Trump, Schroeder, Sofia, Trumper, MAGA, Kamala Harris, Trump's, Harris, JD Organizations: Service, Yale University, The New York Times, Senate, Times, Business, Trump, New York Times, Yale, Fox News Locations: Ohio, Detroit, Arkansas

☆ JD Vance, Trump's 2024 running mate, would likely be the first Marine veteran to serve as vice president if elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Drew F. Lawrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance — a Marine veteran, author, and once-critic of the former president — as his running mate for the 2024 election. Military.com could not find any evidence that any vice president served in the Marine Corps . Donald Trump elevated JD Vance to the national stage as his running mate on Monday — and Ukraine is likely worried. The last enlisted vice president was Al Gore, who similarly deployed to Vietnam for six months as an Army correspondent. In April, he used the Iraq War as a historical example against intervention.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance —, Vance, John McCain, Military.com, Allison Jaslow, Jaslow, Trump, JD Vance, Drew Angerer, Lindsay Chervinsky, George, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Richard, Aaron Burr's, Chervinsky, Dan Crenshaw, Jason Crow, Alex Wong, Joel K, Goldstein, Sen, Ohio, Donald Trump's, Carolyn Kaster, Hugh Hewitt, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump's, Al Gore, Jeffrey Dean, America's, Tucker Carlson, Byron Donalds of, US Sen, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, George W, Bush, Saddam Hussein Organizations: Service, Monday, Ohio, Marine, Business, National Guard, US Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Afghanistan Veterans, George Washington Presidential Library, Continental Army, American, Terror, Saint Louis University, Washington Post, Military, Trump didn't, Associated Press, Corps, Navy, Iraq, AP, Marines, Ohio State University and Yale Law School, Rep, US, Republican National Convention, Senate Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, America, —, Ukraine, Vietnam, Texas, Milwaukee, Ohio, Byron Donalds of Florida, Pennsylvania

☆ Meet the woman who helped boost JD Vance from Ohio obscurity to 'Hillbilly Elegy' superstardom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewSen. JD Vance of Ohio has come a long way since graduating from Yale Law School in 2013. AdvertisementThe Marine veteran enrolled at Yale Law School in 2010 after graduating from Ohio State University. In his 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance likened his year at the Ivy League institution to attending a kind of "nerd Hollywood." Vance's bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" wouldn't have existed without Chua's helpJD Vance released his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" in 2016. In the "Acknowledgments" section of "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance thanked both Bennett and Chua for their support.

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump, JD, Trump, Vance, Peter Thiel, Thiel, Amy Chua, Chua, Chua's, Amy Chua's, Bill Tompkins, Tina Bennett, Bennett, Tina, Tom Brokaw, Chua JD Vance, Usha Chilukuri, Anna Moneymaker, he'd, Usha, Chilukuri, America's Hitler, I'm, Trump's, J.D, @JDVance1, Brett Kavanaugh, Edward Luce Organizations: Service, Yale Law School, America, Business, Ohio State University, Ivy League, Yale, Harvard, Duke Law School, Getty, Trump, Supreme, Financial Times Locations: Ohio, United States of America

☆ Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and David Sacks personally lobbied Trump to pick Vance: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla billionaire Elon Musk, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and venture capitalist David Sacks personally lobbied Donald Trump to select JD Vance as his running mate, according to Axios. Axios said that a secret lobbying campaign continued into Monday morning, led by key figures such as Musk, Carlson, and Sacks. Tucker Carlson praised JD Vance after he was announced as Trump's VP nominee. Advertisement"When the Twin Towers came down, JD Vance enlisted in the Marine Corps, gung-ho to exact justice on America's enemies," Sacks wrote on X. Representatives for Donald Trump, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and David Sacks did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, David Sacks, Donald Trump, Vance, Trump, Mike Allen, Doug Burgum, Sen, Marco Rubio —, Axios, Carlson, Sacks, Carlson's, Rupert Murdoch, doesn't, JD Vance, Ivan Apfel, JD, America's Hitler, Sean Hannity Organizations: Service, Fox News, GOP, Business, Truth, CNN, — North Dakota Gov, Trump, Politico, Federal Trade, Big Tech, Marine Corps Locations: Ohio, United States, —, Ukraine, Israel, Europe, American

☆ JD Vance's history shows how he splits from Republicans on some key issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Monday, former President Donald Trump selected the Republican senator from Ohio to serve as his running mate. He went from a "Never Trump Republican" to Trump's pick for vice president, and he supports a range of conservative issues, from increased tariffs to opposing abortion rights. When it comes to raising taxes, Vance also hasn't ruled out that possibility. Related storiesStill, on other issues like trade, abortion, and education, Vance has stayed behind Trump's policies. He also aligns with his party on issues like gun control, rejecting Democratic efforts for stricter gun laws.

Persons: JD Vance, Donald Trump, Vance, Trump, Hitler, Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Warren, He's, Warren, Biden, Lina Khan, Khan, hasn't Organizations: Service, Corporate America, Republican, Business, GOP, Democratic, Trump, Biden, Federal Trade Commission, Big Tech Locations: Ohio, Silicon

☆ JD Vance spilled what Trump said on the phone when he asked him to be his running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

JD Vance described the conversation he had when Trump picked him as his running mate. Vance attempted to explain his 2016 comments casting Trump as potentially "America's Hitler." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJD Vance has described the conversation he had with former President Donald Trump when he was picked as his vice-presidential nominee. Trump announced on Monday that he had chosen the 39-year-old Ohioan as his running mate.

Persons: Vance, Trump, —, JD Vance, Donald Trump, MAGA, Fox News's Sean Hannity Organizations: Trump, Service, Republican National Convention, Business Locations: Milwaukee

☆ JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Vance told the outlet that in 2018, he was invited to an event hosted by the Business Roundtable, a nonprofit lobbyist group made up of CEOs. Vance told the Times the CEO then turned to him and said, "Well, you understand this as well as anybody. "Trump is much more economically populist, anti-free trade than traditional Republicans, and Vance has pushed hard to support this new populist economics in the GOP." The outlet reported that some business leaders and major GOP donors were against Trump picking Vance as a running mate.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio Republican —, Vance, we've, I've, Trump, Brian Riedl, Hitler, Trumper Organizations: Service, Ohio Republican, Trump, The New York Times, Business, Times, Republicans, GOP, Manhattan Institute Locations: Ohio

☆ Goth clowns, Ted Lasso, and Cold War: Twitter's trending topics from 2022 reveal pop culture fads alongside global political unrest
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Software engineer Brian Feldman created an archive of topics that trended on Twitter this year. The project revealed themes of global political unrest alongside memes and pop culture trends. The list of 457 different trending topics each highlighted a moment that Twitter showed Feldman users commenting en masse about a singular topic. From "Adidas" to "Ted Lasso," the trending topics revealed pop culture fads and memes that moved Twitter users to conversation — and often argument — about their preferences and opinions. Internationally, trends like "Cold War," "Russian Warship," and "Taiwan" also demonstrated how political unrest is being felt around the globe.

Vance is facing off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio. Vance faced off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio to represent the state in the US Senate. 2022 General EmbedsOhio's US Senate race candidatesVance is a venture capitalist, veteran, and author who rose to prominence following the publication of his book, "Hillbilly Elegy," which delves into Vance's childhood and upbringing in Ohio. In 2020, prior to running for the Senate, Ryan ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. Vance raised $12 million, spent $9 million, and had $2.9 million of cash left on hand as of October 19.

☆ Republican author J.D. Vance faces off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vance is facing off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan for an open US Senate seat in Ohio. Vance faces off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio to represent the state in the US Senate. Vance won the Republican nomination in a crowded seven-candidate GOP primary race, winning 32.2% of the overall vote. Ryan handily defeated the two other Democratic candidates in Ohio's primary election, bringing in 69.6% of the overall vote. In 2020, prior to running for the Senate, Ryan ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

☆ Trump compared his relationships with JD Vance and Kim Jong Un, saying both men 'fell in love' with him
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump says JD Vance, like Kim Jong Un, "fell in love" with him. While introducing Vance at the Youngstown rally, Trump said Vance has warmed up to him after getting to know him. And then he fell in love," Trump continued, drawing laughter and applause from the crowd. And they said, 'Oh, Trump is saying he fell in love,'" Trump said. "JD is kissing my ass, he wants my support so bad," Trump quipped.

Search resuls for: "America's Hitler"

13 mentions found