Vice President JD Vance, a friend of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, has claimed that President Donald Trump was “joking” when he ranted about hating his opponents during Kirk’s memorial.

“Well I think the president was joking … I think it’s interesting, if you go back and watch the full speech, what the president was trying to do, in this very humorous and very unique way, was highlight how hard it is for us to forgive our enemies,” the vice president told Nexstar’s Reshad Hudson in an interview during a stop in North Carolina on Wednesday.

Trump made the comments while paying tribute to Kirk, who was........

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