JD Vance was right to stand by Tucker Carlson — and free speech 

For those who have not been paying attention, members of the media, certain Republicans and defenders of both Israel and the Jewish faith have been marching upon the White House with rhetorical pitchforks and torches, demanding that Vice President JD Vance publicly renounce his friendship with “the monster,” Tucker Carlson. 

The three main drivers of that demand revolve around accusations that Carlson is either antisemitic, anti-Israel or anti-Trump. And the accusations are getting louder by the day.        

Anyone who has even casually followed Vance’s relatively short tenure as vice president is aware that rather than avoiding controversial issues, he often likes to dive right in and mix it up. And when a reporter brought up the topic at a recent gathering in the White House press room, the loaded question presented him with just such an opportunity. 

“Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends,” the vice president calmly retorted. “And I think it’s very obvious that Tucker has said some things that I disagree with.”

Vance then added something that demonstrated his character and resolve: He made it clear that despite the growing pressure, he was not going to cut and run from a friendship. “I’m not going to play the game where I throw friends under the bus because I have political disagreements with them,” he said. 

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