The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. That’s what kids do. And I really don’t want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke—telling a very offensive, stupid joke—is cause to ruin their lives.
Vance defends offensive jokes made by young Republicans in response to a controversy.
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But I’m not going to do what the president of the United States has thus far refused to do, which is put an explicit deadline on it, because a lot of this stuff is difficult.
Can I say with 100% certainty that it's going to work? No, but you don't do difficult things by only doing what's 100% certain. You do difficult things by trying.
I mean, we’re really creating a peace plan and an infrastructure here where nothing existed even a week and a day ago.
we'll negotiate over health care policy, but only once you do your job and open up people's government.
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