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JD Vance: “I would hope that the word wife is not something that we--or is something that we could all agree is a reasonable…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2023
I would hope that the word wife is not something that we--or is something that we could all agree is a reasonable vocabulary word that most Americans use in their daily life.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Vance argues against eliminating common terms like 'wife' from language.

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