Vice President JD Vance got eaten alive by critics on social media following an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” posted on Wednesday, where he spoke about possible connections between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Israel.
Vance, for the most part, defended the Trump administration’s actions surrounding the release of the files, although he did admit they “screwed up” communications related to them.
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He also dove deep into conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein, including claims that Epstein may have been involved with the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad or the CIA.
“Most people think he [Epstein] was Mossad,” Rogan said.
“Yeah, Mossad or CIA or some other deep state, whether in America or Israel or some other country,” Vance said.
“Or both,” Rogan said.
“Or both,” Vance said. “Look, he clearly had connections to the highest levels of American intelligence. He clearly had connections to the highest levels of Israeli intelligence.”
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Critics pointed out that Vance isn’t a random podcast commentator, but the sitting vice president who has access to information well beyond what is publicly available.
Many commenters also noted that Vance was trying to play the “outsider” role as he engaged in conspiracy theories, despite being squarely on the inside:
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