Trump Can't Recall Name Of That Ohio Guy He Endorsed For Senate
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Former President Donald Trump couldn’t remember the name of the controversial Ohio Republican candidate he endorsed for Senate.
“We’ve endorsed ... J.P.? Right?” he asked at a Nebraska political rally Sunday, appearing to look to someone offstage from the podium for help while he was addressing the crowd.
“J.D. Mandel,” he finally chose. “And he’s doing great.”
Trump: We’ve endorsed Dr.Oz. We’ve endorsed JP right? JD Mandell. He’s doing great pic.twitter.com/wkP3KetanL
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 1, 2022
The name he was searching for was J.D. Vance, venture capitalist and “Hillbilly Elegy” author who has no experience in politics. (And it’s Josh Mandel; he’s running against Vance in the GOP primary on May 3.)
On Friday, Vance bizarrely suggested President Joe Biden was trying to “kill a bunch of MAGA voters” with fentanyl. He indicated that the president was intentionally allowing drug traffickers across the southern border to sell the often deadly drug to all the right-wing “heartland” Republican voters hooked on drugs. Apparently, Democratic voters would be unaffected by such a crazy plan because they don’t use drugs, was Vance’s implication.
Seizures of fentanyl at the border increased tenfold in Biden’s first year, compared to the Trump administration, statistics show.
While Vance welcomed Trump’s endorsement last month, he has reportedly called the former president “America’s Hitler” and an “idiot.”
Several Twitter users agreed after Trump’s screw-up. (The former president yet again during his speech bragged about “acing” a test to detect signs of dementia when he was in the White House.)
I can’t say enough good things about my close friend what’s his face https://t.co/EMoCqjvbch
— John Ferrara 🇺🇦 (@PlayfulDesign) May 1, 2022
Loved his book Hillbilly Alergy
— Sandi Bachom (@sandibachom) May 1, 2022
Hilarious. Though I doubt JD Vance is laughing right now.
— Professing Professor 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@Professing_Prof) May 1, 2022
One word salad, hold the tomatoes please...
— 🇺🇦John Paul🇺🇦 (@JohnPaul_HI) May 1, 2022
If Biden did that it would be all over @FoxNews nonstop.
— 🌻Better Days Ahead🌻 Stand With Ukraine🇺🇦🕊️ (@CanonTakeMeAway) May 1, 2022
Only a few minutes after bragging yet again about acing a dementia test https://t.co/q6hK3w5UEr
— Matthew Budman (@CollectBooksNow) May 1, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.