J.D. Vance says he has no regrets about sitting in a room that wasn’t on his side. He is defending his appearance on “The View.” Weeks after his tense but cordial visit to the show, Vance told podcaster Mike Rowe about why he thinks public figures should be ready to walk into rooms full of people who disagree with them.
J.D. Vance said politicians should be willing to appear on shows like The View
As one of the most prominent figures in the MAGA movement, Vice President J.D. Vance has surfaced his message on appearing beyond friendly conservative outlets. His appearance on “The View” was a clear example of how he stands by his saying.
Speaking with Mike Rowe on “The Way I Heard It” podcast, Vance pushed back gently when the host suggested he did not need to go on the liberal program. “No, but I am glad I did,” Vance said, explaining that meeting people with different points of view is part of the job.
“You also need to be willing to go into more hostile places, and you need to be willing to go into more ideological places,” he added.
For Vance, the value lies in reaching even a sliver of a skeptical audience. He made the argument around persuasion rather than winning the argument outright. “If you don’t think there’s even a chance of persuading, not 50% of the people who are watching me on ‘The View,’ but maybe 10%,” he said, then perhaps a few viewers might walk away with a softened impression of him.
The VP appeared on the show last month to promote his book, “Communion,” about faith and his conversion to Catholicism. The conversation had some heated points, where Vance talked about immigration and Black history, yet he described the overall tone as fair. “They allowed me to have a platform to say what I wanted to say, and that’s all you can really ask for,” he said.
“One of the ways to bridge the divide is just to go and talk to people,” he told Rowe.
However, he acknowledged that some questions were tough, but the hosts “were nice to me.” The episode ranked as the show’s most-watched in more than 18 months.
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Originally reported by Ashna Gaur for Reality Tea
