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Summary

JD Vance defended Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Musk aide after racist posts surfaced, including "Normalize Indian hate."

Elez resigned but was reinstated following Vance’s support, despite Vance’s wife being of Indian descent. Vance dismissed criticism, arguing past social media posts shouldn’t ruin careers.

Musk backed Elez after a public poll. Rep. Ro Khanna challenged Vance, who responded dismissively, sparking backlash.

The incident has intensified scrutiny of Musk’s hiring practices and Vance’s stance on racism.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Oh he was "dragged"? Like, across the floor?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

why would leopards eat his face?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Obviously, she's not a white person, and we've been accused, attacked by some white supremacists over that. But I just, I love Usha. She's such a good mom. She's such a brilliant lawyer and I am so proud of her.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/jd-vance-criticized-for-weird-response-to-white-supremacist-attacks-on-wife-usha/articleshow/112089701.cms

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Listen, she’s one of the good ones.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah, bet she's feeling really loved right now.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s fine, it’s not like he’s going to be disappointed if she makes him sleep on the couch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Goddamn it. Take my upvote and leave.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's a class war, Peter Theil is gay, JD Vance is married to an Indian woman, and Elon Musk is an immigrant. The rich aren't racists, homophobic or nativist, or any of that. The only demographic they hate is poor people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

You mean the only demographic they love is money, power, and themselves

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Elon musk is a white immigrant, and they are cool with white refugees, per the executive order to prioritize getting white South Africans in.

Multiple of these people have had their wives insulted by the movement, but at the end of the day even if they are their wives, they are "just women" so no big deal for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

She should divorce his ass

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

She likely doesn’t feel offended. She probably thinks she’s better than every other Indian. Self hating Asian women are very common in the West.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She knew what she's going into when she married Vance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did she?

Did you know that Elon is a Nazi like 10 years ago?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

His first wife figured it out pretty fucking quickly. A lot more than 10 years ago.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-ex-wife-harassment-b2083860.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Some of us dug into his background and knew that he is no self made millionaire, no genius and certainly a bit awkward. But NAZI? No. That wasn’t on the bingo card. Racist, yeah maybe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

If she married Vance, she's either on the self hate train or thinks they just mean the "bad ones."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vance’s mental gymnastics are Olympic-tier. Defending a Musk aide who posted “Normalize Indian hate” while married to an Indian woman? Unreal. The man’s moral compass isn’t broken—it’s been sold to the highest bidder.

Elez’s reinstatement is a joke. Racist posts aren’t youthful indiscretions; they’re neon signs of character. But Musk’s Twitter poll governance strikes again, proving that bigotry is just another day at the office for his empire of chaos.

Ro Khanna’s right to call him out. Vance’s dismissal isn’t just cowardice—it’s complicity. If your principles can’t withstand a paycheck or a poll, you don’t have any to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I am a bit confused. This is JD Vance we talk about. He called Trump ‘Hitler’ on TV. And betrayed his position the second he got approached with the vice presidency. He pushed the ‘Haitians eat your pets’ story. Of course he is complicit. Not just by inaction or muted approval. HE IS PART of the racket.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

My sisters just like her, I promise you, shes on his side hating indians, self haters fr.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Public poll online... lol. You can buy likes, followers and poll votes at the drop of a hat. Even easier if you happen to run a certain network...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

is it really cucking if he fucks the cuck chair instead of watching

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought that it was the Cuck Couch?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

He’s an equal opportunity furniture cucker.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Surprise surprise, the guy who cozies up to racists to get ahead in life won’t push back against said racists, even to defend his own family.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

One cannot betray what one does not possess.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

By the looks of him, he wasn't getting any from his wife a while ago.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

JD Vance is clearly gay and can't admit it to himself, which is why he's married to a woman he clearly doesn't love, AKA, a Beard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know. How can you be that gay if you are so bad at eye liner?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

His Indian kids are reaching that age when they either realize he's a hateful insufferable piece of shit, OR they themselves become spoiled rich assholes with no moral compass and live off the griff.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

JD, the vice president, completely disappears for months at a time and imply pops up to be a racist prick and throw his family under the bus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Men this powerful have to have guiding principles. Hate above all else. You can't compromise.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Musk backed Elez after a public poll

Was that 'public poll' done on twitter? Im sure that was fairly conducted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Didn’t say hate couches

Does Vance love couches more than his wife?

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right. So if I have he/him in my email signature I get fired. But if i have hugely racist and problematic tweets that are less than a year old while having almost no experience or credentials whatsoever other than being a little buddy buddy with Musk I get to push out dangerous untested code to the most important payment system in the country so musk can block social security benefits for Grandma like he blocks tweets talking about how terrible a father he is. Got it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Now you're gettin it!

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