The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s anti-Trump essay from 10 years ago
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The Atlantic republished a 10-year-old essay by JD Vance in which he called Donald Trump 'cultural heroin.' The republishing coincides with the essay's 10th anniversary and the US semiquincentennial. The magazine's editor's note invites readers to judge Vance's assessment of Trump. This highlights Vance's transformation from a vocal critic of Trump to serving as his vice president.
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Vance called Trump 'cultural heroin' a decade ago.
The editor's note said the republishing is so that readers can judge how well Vance's assessment has stood the test of time.
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The editor's note said the republishing is so that readers can judge how well Vance's assessment has stood the test of time.
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- Vance now serves as Trump's vice president.
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Loaded language removed<p>Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first term</p><p>The Atlantic on Saturday republished a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance">JD Vance</a> essay that dismissed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> as “cultural heroin” exactly 10 years earlier, bringing back to the…
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The editor's note said the republishing is so that readers can judge how well Vance's assessment has stood the test of time.
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