Political Quotes

JD Vance: This 17-year-old boy saw no one protecting the businesses, the people his community. So he went down there and did it.

On the recordNovember 24, 2021
This 17-year-old boy saw no one protecting the businesses, the people his community. So he went down there and did it.
Said by
JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Vance defends Rittenhouse's actions as a response to community needs.

Share

More from JD Vance

Nov 9, 2025

In the midst of a shutdown, we can’t have a federal court telling the president how he has to triage the situation.

apnews.com
Nov 29, 2025

I think that's one of the lessons that we learned in Virginia and New Jersey ‒ is that when Donald Trump is not on the ballot, you've got to give people something to actually believe in, something to be inspired by, to get out there and…

usatoday.com
Mar 8, 2026

Well, I mean, a couple of principles, right? So, obviously, you know, Israel has the right to defend itself, but America's interest is sometimes going to be distinct, like sometimes we're gonna have overlapping interests, and sometimes…

abcnews.com
Mar 8, 2026

There's just no way that Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multi-year conflict with no clear end in sight and no clear objective. What is different about President Trump, and it's frankly different about both…

abcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation