J.D. Vance's Crackpot Tim Ryan Conspiracy Theory Mocked As 'Mad-Libs For Bigots'
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Ohio Republican and U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance was thoroughly mocked on social media after making accusations against his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan that one pundit described as “Mad-Libs for bigots.”
During an interview Thursday night with Tucker Carlson, Vance claimed that if Ryan — whom he described as “the poster board for oligarchy” — won the race, he’d be “flooding America with illegal aliens and then using American tax dollars to fund gender reassignment surgeries for those aliens.”
He then falsely asserted that this was “exactly what Tim Ryan has proposed doing.”
According to JD Vance, Tim Ryan is planning on "flooding America with illegal aliens and then using American tax dollars to fund gender reassignment surgeries for those aliens" pic.twitter.com/iMOPiEMuxT
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) November 4, 2022
As RawStory notes, Vance appeared to be conflating Ryan’s support for providing gender transition care to transgender and nonbinary people relying on state medical care ― including those in prison or immigration detention — with his support for reducing the size of the immigration system.
Kat Abu of Media Matters For America posted the exchange between Vance and Carlson, describing Vance’s fear-mongering slab of Republican red meat as “Mad-Libs for bigots.”
She also called out the “Hillbilly Elegy” author for calling Ryan a “poster board” (he presumably meant “poster boy”).
yes this clip is very funny but he also called Tim Ryan a "poster board" and I think we need to talk about that
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) November 4, 2022
Other Twitter users mocked Vance’s claim.
This is LOL crazy fun. @jdvance1 looks like he is about to cry as he denounces the oligarchy to the prep school fascist. @JDVance1 started a fake opioid charity. @JDVance1 is a liar @JDVance1 is saying @TimRyan is going to do sex change surgery on all the kids is weird https://t.co/vn2i3Ih5BJ
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 4, 2022
They just make shit up and get to amplify their lies on the most-watched cable news program in America. https://t.co/ugckMsM2xN
— Farron Cousins (@farronbalanced) November 4, 2022
Saying he'd provide medical care to transgender people in prison or immigration detention is quite a bit different that what Vance is suggesting. Vance makes it sound like he's planning to recruit transgender people from other countries.
— Crunk (@Crunk1977) November 4, 2022
Immigrants coming to the country, working hard, and funding critical healthcare for a underserved community?
Sign me up. https://t.co/CWFA0WvxPF— Justin Ling (@Justin_Ling) November 4, 2022
I know this is Tucker's typical expression, but his dumb, vaguely perplexed stare is an appropriate response to the utter nonsense Vancy is spouting. https://t.co/xicpzzaWax
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) November 4, 2022
It's obvious that Jack Daniels Vance only glanced over the fascist talking points and then said them all together. https://t.co/83PPq4jaxN
— Alexandra Halaby (@iskandrah) November 4, 2022
He's using that website you visit when you want to find the name for your new rock band ... https://t.co/RXgPFvKTBQ
— Keith Devlin (@profkeithdevlin) November 4, 2022
Some people wondered why Democratic candidates didn’t make similar unfounded claims.
Have Democrats considered just making shit up like this?
Just give it a shot. Here:
J.D. Vance wants to round up everybody's puppies for Dr. Oz to conduct painful experiments on in his lab. https://t.co/Dyf6icyaJK— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) November 4, 2022
But then there were those who decided the only proper response was to go full tinfoil.
“Tukker! Tim Ryanz haz Bill use taxpayer moolah ta lasso the moon an’ turn all Virgos inta Capricornz! Pretty sure he wanna make a tranz immigrant King of Congress like fer real! The whole thingz Supergay!”
*Tucker furrows brow - blinks twice*
“Like…Super Gay!” https://t.co/SFynlcCKH1— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) November 4, 2022
And then using those gender re-assigned aliens to study REAL saucer-flying aliens who abduct only those infected by 5G Covid nanobots. https://t.co/t592w9M98t
— Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) November 4, 2022
The illegal aliens will then poop in litter boxes in gender neutral school bathrooms while being forced to watch drag queens. https://t.co/yW6wZmBIA8
— Jeff Ermann (@Jeff_Ermann) November 4, 2022
...then they take the now-transgendered illegal aliens and teach them Critical Race Theory, while forcing them get abortions. While they're still drugged up on fentanyl from both surgeries, they release them in the suburbs for a crime-orgy.
Have I got that right, JD? https://t.co/T4iHr14cTn— Jonah Blank (@JonahBlank) November 4, 2022
Although RealClearPolitics shows that Vance currently has a 3.7 point lead over Ryan, political consultant Liz Mair thinks his attempt to smear Ryan with an anti-trans, very xenophobic theory is a sign he thinks he’s in trouble.
“This is the kind of interview you generally see candidates do when they’re still struggling to consolidate their base,” Mair tweeted.
Does JD Vance not have this put away yet or something? This is the kind of interview you generally see candidates do when they’re still struggling to consolidate their base. I have a hard time believing that’s where Vance is tho I know a bunch of OH Rs who aren’t backing him. https://t.co/pfpODixoLG
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) November 4, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.