Seriously, AP News?
The Associated Press was blasted this week for misrepresenting a JD Vance quote on the school shooting in Georgia. Here is Vance’s original quote and video for context.
“I don’t like that this is a fact of life. But if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security at our schools. We’ve got to bolster security, so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children, they’re not able.”
Popular conservative news account Lib of TikTok shared Vance’s remarks in their original context and included reactions from both Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Watch the video below:
The “fact of life” lie is the latest hoax being spread by Kamala and Tim Walz.
Here’s the full clip showing the full context.
Would be a shame if this went viral. pic.twitter.com/FT8mDyNZRf
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 6, 2024
Turning Point USA president Charlie Kirk blasted AP on X, sharing a side-by-side of the original headline and the correction.
“The AP just deleted this tweet to avoid getting slammed by community notes, but let’s be clear about what just happened here… JD Vance told reporters that he doesn’t like that there are psychotic maniacs who shoot up schools, and that we should respond by improving security to make schools less vulnerable targets. What did the AP do with that? They twisted and cherry-picked his comments to make him seem cold and indifferent to victims. The AP is a collection of liars and propagandists dressed up as a wire service. They’re a dumping ground for bitter people too stupid to make it at a real publication. What trash.”
The AP just deleted this tweet to avoid getting slammed by community notes, but let’s be clear about what just happened here…
JD Vance told reporters that he doesn't like that there are psychotic maniacs who shoot up schools, and that we should respond by improving security to… pic.twitter.com/TY5mzQzho1
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 6, 2024
In an exclusive comment to Fox News Digital, Vance spokesperson William Martin attacked the AP.
“This is yet another case of the fake news media brazenly lying about a Republican politician. Senator Vance said exactly the opposite of what the Associated Press claimed. It should come as no surprise that the AP lost any and all credibility it had years ago, because they will lie about literally anything in order prop up the Democrats. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has called for all police officers to be removed from schools, putting children all over America at risk. It’s yet another example of how Kamala Harris’s weak, failed, and dangerously liberal agenda makes her unfit for office,” Martin said.
Vance, himself, called out Kamala Harris for lying about what he said.
“Kamala wants to take security out of our schools instead of protecting our children. Instead of addressing her own failures, she lies about what I said. More desperation from the biggest fraud in American politics,” Vance said on X.
Kamala wants to take security out of our schools instead of protecting our children. Instead of addressing her own failures, she lies about what I said.
More desperation from the biggest fraud in American politics. https://t.co/KNOwOtpcLx
— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 6, 2024
File this one along with other Democrat lies, including “Very fine people on both sides,” Project 2025, bleach injections for COVID — the list goes on and on.
