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JD Vance: “When the courts stop you, stand before the country, like Andrew Jackson did, and say, 'The chief justice has made his…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2025
When the courts stop you, stand before the country, like Andrew Jackson did, and say, 'The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.'
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Vance suggests defying court orders and likens it to historical precedent.

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