After being asked the question dozens of times, JD Vance has firmly stated that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.
The answer came following an appearance in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where a reporter, as reported by ABC News, asked Vance, "What message do you think it sends to Independent voters when you do not directly answer the question, 'Did Donald Trump lose in 2020?'"
The vice presidential candidate answered, "On the election of 2020, I've answered this question directly a million times. No, I think there are serious problems in 2020 so did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use."
Since joining Trump's campaign, Vance has been asked repeatedly about his thoughts on the outcome of the 2020 election, but had yet to give a clear answer.
In a previous interview with the New York Times, Vance tried to dodge the question by claiming he was "much more worried about what happened after 2020." After he was continually pressed on the subject, Vance used the conversation to talk about censorship.
"Is it OK that big technology companies censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, which independent analysis have said cost Donald Trump millions of votes?" Vance said during the interview.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz even asked Vance about the 2020 election himself during the vice presidential debate earlier this month, as reported by NPR. At the time, Vance responded, "Tim, I'm focused on the future," which Walz called a "damning non-answer."
Kamala Harris' campaign said in a statement following Vance's answer, "JD Vance finally admitted he denies the 2020 election results. As Governor Walz said on the debate stage weeks ago, Donald Trump selected Vance for this exact reason — he knows Vance will be a loyal soldier in Trump's pursuit for absolute, unchecked, limitless power."
In an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show in November 2020 shortly after the election results were announced, Vance appeared to imply that he accepted that President Joe Biden would be the next president.
"I think, you know, people certainly feel that they need to fight and they need to see this through to the end, but I think they're supportive of the president continuing the litigation," Vance said on the podcast. "I think that when Biden is inaugurated, people will, you know, more or less accept it and it'll be on to the next fight."
Following the 2020 election, Vance's social media activity gave no indication that he rejected the election results, according to an analysis done by CNN. A copy of Vance's X (formerly Twitter) activity had no record of likes or tweets that had to do with the election results.
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