Looks like Stolen Valor Vance is also into wife beating. Sounds Putin
approved.

J.D. Vance Slammed for Suggesting Women Stay in Violent Marriages
Published Jul 25, 2022 at 9:35 PM EDT

J.D. Vance, the Trump-backed Republican nominee to replace retiring GOP
Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, is facing fierce backlash over a report that
he made comments urging women to stay in "violent" marriages, which he has
denied.

Vance lashed out at people who "shift spouses like they change their
underwear" during a talk at Pacifica Christian High School in Newport
Beach, California, last September, according to an article published on
Monday by Vice News. The Ohio Republican and Hillbilly Elegy author said
that "one of the great tricks that I think the sexual revolution pulled on
the American populace" was convincing people in "unhappy" or "even
violent" marriages that getting divorced would "make people happier in the
long term," according to Vice.

"Maybe it worked out for the moms and dads, though I'm skeptical. But it
really didn't work out for the kids of those marriages," Vance said,
according to Vice. "And that's what I think all of us should be honest
about, is we've run this experiment in real time. And what we have is a
lot of very, very real family dysfunction that's making our kids unhappy."
J.D. Vance Violent Marriages Abuse Twitter Backlash
J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for November's Senate election in Ohio,
is facing backlash for reportedly suggesting that women should stay in
abusive marriages for the sake of children. Vance is pictured during a
campaign... Drew Angerer/Getty

Vance responded to questions on whether he believed "it would be better
for children if their parents stayed in violent marriages than if they
divorced" and whether he was in favor of strengthening laws to make
divorce more difficult with the following statement to Vice: Sign up for
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"I reject the premise of your bogus question. As anyone who studies these
issues knows: domestic violence has skyrocketed in recent years, and is
much higher among non-married couples. That's the 'trick' I reference:
that domestic violence would somehow go down if progressives got what they
want, when in fact modern society's war on families has made our domestic
violence situation much worse. Any fair person would recognize I was
criticizing the progressive frame on this issue, not embracing it."

"But I can see that you are not a fair person, so rather than answer your
loaded and baseless question, let me offer the following: I'm an actual
victim of domestic violence. In my life, I have seen siblings, wives,
daughters, and myself abused by men. It's disgusting for you to argue that
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A Vance spokesperson directed Newsweek to the candidate's statement to
Vice when asked for comment. A spokesperson later told Vice that Vance
does not support changing marriage laws regarding divorce.

Regardless of Vance's response, the reactions to his original remarks were
largely negative on Twitter, where many, including his Democratic Senate
election opponent Representative Tim Ryan, accused him of wrongly
promoting the continuation of abusive marriages for the supposed benefit
of children.

"JD Vance thinks parents should stay in violent marriages 'for the sake of
their kids,'" Ryan tweeted. "That's not just wrong, it's unbelievably
dangerous."

JD Vance thinks parents should stay in violent marriages "for the sake
of their kids." That's not just wrong, it's unbelievably dangerous.
pic.twitter.com/aQnTGRCuNi � Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) July 25, 2022

"'Unbelievably dangerous.' -@TimRyan Correct," tweeted video content
creator Reshma Gopaldas in response to Ryan's tweet. "How do we have men
like JD Vance and Matt Gaetz being so openly hateful towards women. With
no shame or remorse at all."

�Unbelievably dangerous.� -@TimRyan Correct. How do we have men like
JD Vance and Matt Gaetz being so openly hateful towards women. With no
shame or remorse at all. https://t.co/70VfCKYhP3 � Reshma Gopaldas
(@reshingbull) July 25, 2022

"No debate here. Trust the professionals at the Mayo Clinic, not
@JDVance1," Ohio farmer Christopher Gibbs tweeted alongside a link to a
Mayo Clinic article on the dangers of domestic violence. "Full stop."

No debate here. Trust the professionals at the Mayo Clinic, not
@JDVance1 ??Full stop.https://t.co/lS1xINsJRb https://t.co/LjPEnBI2f1
pic.twitter.com/djeyo0Pft0 � Christopher Gibbs (@ChrisRGibbs) July 25,
2022

"JD Vance believes women should just suck-it-up in a violent marriage,"
podcast host and former NBA player Rex Chapman tweeted. "The GOP of 2022
is remarkable..."

JD Vance believes women should just suck-it-up in a violent marriage.
The GOP of 2022 is remarkable� https://t.co/sOh2zOMkx5 � Rex
Chapman???? (@RexChapman) July 25, 2022

"JD Vance is suggesting that a woman is in a violent relationship, she
must stay for the sake of the child � that in Ohio she was forced to give
birth to," tweeted journalist Sarah Rees Jones. "This is being sold via
'nostalgia' for the good old days that never actually existed."

JD Vance is suggesting that a woman is in a violent relationship, she
must stay for the sake of the child � that in Ohio she was forced to
give birth to.

This is being sold via �nostalgia� for the good old days that never
actually existed.https://t.co/OzWcgPAfE9 @politicususa � Sarah Reese
Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 26, 2022

"This is horrendous," mental health expert Dr. John Grohol tweeted. "A
vote for JD Vance is a vote FOR violence against women. Don't be that
person."

This is horrendous. A vote for JD Vance is a vote FOR violence against
women.

Don�t be that person. https://t.co/oDEBVARKE4
� Dr. John Grohol ???? (@DocJohnG) July 25, 2022

"What JD Vance said is disgusting and dangerous," tweeted author and nurse
Theresa Brown. "All women have the right to live safely. What kind of
neanderthal doesn't believe that?"

What JD Vance said is disgusting and dangerous. All women have the
right to live safely. What kind of neanderthal doesn't believe that?
https://t.co/yY5QjVpecV � TheresaBrown (@TheresaBrown) July 26, 2022