Vice President JD Vance accused Democrats of aligning themselves with people who claim the United States “deserved 9/11,” making the charge during a Fox News Channel appearance covering the Republican National Convention in Dallas.
Vance said the convention’s speakers, including President Trump, were working to draw a sharp line between the two parties by highlighting policy wins and what he described as extreme rhetoric from Democrats.
“So, I think what the president tried to do tonight very successfully was really two things,” Vance said. “First of all, you got to talk about all the amazing things that we did over the last couple of years. No taxes on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime. That stuff all goes away if the Democrats take control. They also did a really good job of identifying just how crazy the Democrats have become. I mean, really, just using their own words, Sean, this is not actually that — it’s hard to believe the things that they’ve actually said. So tomorrow, we’re commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, or two days from now.”
He then made the specific claim about Democrats and the September 11 attacks.
“The Democrats are running around campaigning with people who say that we deserved 9/11. The people who died on that day actually had it coming. You have Democrats going around and saying that they want to abolish the American way of life. You have Democrats going around saying that they want to seize people’s wealth. This is actually not just what Republicans are saying the Democrats believe. This is what Democrats are going around and saying they’re actually running on. It’s scary stuff.”
Vance framed the choice facing voters in stark terms. “And I really do think the contrast is common sense versus crazy,” he said. “Agree with Republicans. Disagree with Republicans. We’re trying to do what’s in the best interest of the people of the United States of America. And Democrats are running on a lot of crazy, crazy stuff.”
The remarks came as convention coverage from Dallas continued and as the country prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
