Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has launched a scathing attack on Vice President JD Vance, accusing him of being 'relegated to placating the crazies' within the MAGA movement, including Tucker Carlson. On his show, Shapiro criticised Vance for his appearance at a Turning Point USA event where he was heckled over the Trump administration's conflict with Pope Leo XIV regarding the Iran war.
Shapiro played a clip of Vance attempting to appease critics by acknowledging that 'a lot of young voters don't love the policy that we have in the Middle East' and urging them to 'get more involved.' Shapiro warned Vance that inheriting Trump's coalition for a 2028 presidential run is 'deeply flawed,' citing Hillary Clinton's failure to replicate Barack Obama's support.
The commentator also attacked Vance for his 'consistent defense' of Tucker Carlson, whom Shapiro accused of running a 'disgusting demoralization op' by opposing the war and US support for Israel. Shapiro said Vance's ties to Carlson have forced him to 'placate the crazies,' adding that 'it is not possible to humor low IQ slop and then assume it will not have consequences.'
Shapiro further criticised Vance for endorsing figures like Carlson, calling their ideas 'garbage' that make American politics worse. He also dismissed podcaster Theo Von as a 'Bernie Sanders leftist' and accused Vance of 'kissing his half-r*****ed a**.'
Vance's difficult week included a hostile reception at TPUSA, failed peace talks with Iran in Pakistan, Viktor Orban's election defeat in Hungary, and having to defend Trump's attack on the pope while promoting his memoir about converting to Catholicism.
