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HuffPost: JD Vance Scorched For ‘Grotesque’ Defense Of Trump’s Reported Chats With Putin
The Ohio Republican seemed to think it would be no biggie if his running mate was in touch with the Russian autocrat after leaving office.
"Then, he added: “Even if it’s true, look, is there something wrong with speaking to world leaders? No. Is there anything wrong with engaging in diplomacy?”
As commentators pointed out on social media, yes, there is, actually.
Under the Logan Act, a federal law, private citizens may not engage in unauthorized diplomacy with foreign governments."
*still shuddering after that Nosferatu-Goebbels-Stephen-Miller-Jesse-Watters-thing*