• Sen. JD Vance recounted being asked if he had a “secret family” during the vice presidential vetting process, which he found intrusive and bizarre, especially since his wife was present.
  • Vance described the vetting process as detailed and intrusive, including questions about potential family criticisms and criminal history.
  • Politicians undergoing vice presidential vetting often face extensive scrutiny to prepare for media examination, highlighting past examples like Herschel Walker and John Edwards who had hidden children.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I said above that would I hope for their sake that it was both and here is why… if you ask him in private, he might say yes or no whether or not that’s true. If you ask him in front of his wife, you can gauge her reaction to his answer. If he says no and they notice she reacts to that in even a way that shows she is doubting his answer, they should notice. Whether there was something to notice and they noticed it, I don’t know.