{"id":2325031,"date":"2024-08-15T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-aims-to-revive-support-for-trump-from-veterans-seen-as-essential-to-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:00:46","slug":"vance-aims-to-revive-support-for-trump-from-veterans-seen-as-essential-to-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-aims-to-revive-support-for-trump-from-veterans-seen-as-essential-to-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance aims to revive support for Trump from veterans, seen as essential to victory &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-aims-to-revive-support-for-trump-from-veterans-seen-as-essential-to-victory-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-spent-billions-to-cut-china-out-of-green-energy-supply-chain-now-his-admin-says-that-cant-happen\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s billions aimed to exclude China from green energy supply chain, but now his administration claims it&#039;s not feasible.\">making\u2064 efforts<\/a> to revive support for former President Donald \u2062Trump among\u200c veterans, which is deemed crucial \u2063for Trump&#8217;s potential success in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>. Vance, a\u2062 Marine Corps veteran,\u2062 is set to \u200daddress a large gathering of veterans\u200d at a VFW hall in Pennsylvania, aiming to \u2064engage veterans across the country. Jessie Jane Duff,\u2064 executive director of Veterans and Military Families for\u200c Trump, stated that Vance&#8217;s outreach could be pivotal in securing \u2063necessary \u200dvotes, especially\u200d in\u2062 a state like Pennsylvania\u2064 that has \u2063a\u200c high concentration of veterans. <\/p>\n<p>Historically, veterans supported Trump in significant numbers during the 2016 election, \u2062but their\u200c turnout\u200d dropped in\u200c 2020. Recognizing the \u200bimportance of \u200cthese voters in \u200ca tight race against Vice President\u200d Kamala Harris, \u2063Vance&#8217;s campaign efforts focus on\u200d reinvigorating their participation. Duff noted that Vance&#8217;s\u2064 military background and relative youth appeal to younger \u200dveterans, specifically those who served post-9\/11, making him a compelling \u2062figure \u200bto mobilize support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance aims to revive support for Trump from veterans, seen as essential to victory<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1730885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>When Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) steps into one of the biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3121832\/no-light-between-trump-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>VFW halls<\/a> in Pennsylvania on Thursday, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just be wooing members of the popular hang-out northeast of Pittsburgh where cornhole is one of the weekly featured events.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps veteran will be symbolically reaching out to other vets throughout the country in a bid to revive support for former President Donald Trump on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is going to be the one thing that will probably put Donald Trump over the line,&rdquo; said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JessieJaneDuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jessie Jane Duff,<\/a> executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/60899216-99c6-4e78-9f1c-d6b508e295bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Veterans and Military Families for Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of my brothers and I, filthy from combat and not being Tim Walz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGKxAl2vo9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">pic<\/a>.twitter.com\/PGKxAl2vo9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianMast\/status\/1821931615800410326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Vance is a threat to the Democratic ticket,&rdquo; added Duff, also a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Marines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marine<\/a>, who will be at VFW Post 92 in Lower Burrell to introduce Vance and three elected vets, Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Michael Waltz (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>Veterans voted for Trump in big numbers in 2016 but pulled back in 2020. With Pennsylvania considered the state key to electing either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-light-between-trump-and-vance-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018No light\u2019 between Trump and Vance - Washington Examiner\">veteran vote<\/a> is critical.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the state has the highest concentration of veterans in the nation. In 2020, when many thought Trump had his reelection in the bag, lots of veterans didn&rsquo;t show up to vote. So Vance is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaigning<\/a> to change that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is me not being Tim Walz. Some of us answered the call. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dbongino<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlHigbie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlHigbie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TuckerCarlson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NotTimWalz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NotTimWalz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XXdkEhwFrU\">pic.twitter.com\/XXdkEhwFrU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drago Dzieran (@DragoDzieran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DragoDzieran\/status\/1821340852758679833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Duff said that Vance&rsquo;s military record and youthfulness are attractive to veterans, especially the post-9\/11 class. &ldquo;J.D. Vance has just turned 40 years old, so you&rsquo;re going to activate that 30- to 55-year-old base,&rdquo; she told <em>Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, his criticism of Minnesota Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tim-Walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a>&rsquo;s false statements about his military rank and experience is generating support for the Trump ticket and anger at the Harris ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, the Democratic running mate, has admitted to misstating his rank when he retired and his battlefield experience. While Vance has praised Walz&rsquo;s service in the National Guard, he has hit the false statements.<\/p>\n<p>The clash has led to an online campaign from battlefield veterans posting photos of themselves in war with the phrase &ldquo;Not being Tim Walz.&rdquo; Said Duff, &ldquo;Veterans are furious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veterans were already open to backing Trump after the disastrous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Afghanistan<\/a> withdrawal three years ago this month. Some 13 Americans died in a suicide attack that marked the most chaotic day of that blunder, and veterans have not forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Several memorials are planned, and a House GOP report on the disaster is expected to be released within a week.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1730885\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730885\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is set to visit a major VFW hall in Pennsylvania on Thursday, where he will not only engage with local members but also symbolically connect with veterans nationwide to bolster support for former President Donald Trump ahead of Election Day. Jessie Jane Duff, executive director of Veterans and Military Families for Trump, believes this outreach could be pivotal for Trump&#8217;s campaign. Duff noted that Vance poses a significant challenge to the Democratic ticket and will be joined at the event by fellow veteran representatives Jim Banks (R-IN), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Michael Waltz (R-FL). <\/p>\n<p>Veterans largely supported Trump in 2016 but their turnout decreased in 2020. With Pennsylvania being crucial for either Trump&#8217;s or Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s election chances, securing the veteran vote is vital\u2014especially since it has the highest concentration of veterans in the U.S. Many veterans did not vote in 2020 despite expectations that Trump would win reelection easily, prompting Vance&#8217;s efforts to change this trend.<\/p>\n<p>Duff highlighted that Vance\u2019s military background and relative youth appeal particularly to post-9\/11 veterans aged 30-55. His criticism of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz regarding inaccuracies about his military service has also sparked support for Trump while generating frustration towards Harris\u2019s campaign. The controversy has led many veterans to share images from their service online with the slogan \u201cNot being Tim Walz.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Veterans have been inclined to support Trump following the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago, which resulted in significant loss of life and left a lasting impact on those who served. Memorials are planned as a reminder of those events, alongside an anticipated House GOP report detailing the withdrawal&#8217;s failures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2325032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-Military-Vets-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,3723,3634,15469,4873],"class_list":["post-2325031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-support","tag-trump","tag-vance","tag-veterans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-Military-Vets-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}