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Snapshot · The MeidasTouch Podcast
Trump Throws Vance Under the Bus as End Is Near
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Jul 13, 2026
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JD Vance's Wisconsin Disaster: The Accent and the Stumped Press Conference
At 8:22 · chapter starts 5:10
Sent to Wisconsin as part of what Meiselas calls a stress test for the potential successor, JD Vance managed to embarrass himself twice in quick succession. First, following his speechwriter's lead, he attempted a Wisconsin accent — a clip Meiselas plays with evident relish. Then, when WISN TV reporter Matt Smith asked Vance to explain why the FBI was revisiting the 2020 Milwaukee election results, Vance visibly struggled to answer. He pivoted to flipping over a poster — one apparently so glare-washed that no one in the audience could read it. Meiselas argues these moments aren't accidents; they're the result of Trump deliberately putting Vance in situations designed to reveal 'just how bizarre and strange' the vice president truly is [1] — Ben Meiselas "Sent to Wisconsin to look presidential, JD Vance tried to affect a local accent from his prepared remarks. It bombed. Meiselas says it perf…" 05:03 .
Vance's Wisconsin accent gaffe
JD Vance attempted a Wisconsin accent during a speech in Wisconsin, an embarrassing moment Meiselas attributes to his speechwriter.
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