Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath

"Yesterday on Will Cain’s Fox News show, the VP delivered something that might be entirely new: a confirmation-denial. Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true." @dgraham.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

David Graham: In a July 2016 essay Vance wrote for The Atlantic, "he portrayed himself as a thinker who could stand up to Trump’s demagoguery—so perhaps he has a point about not believing everything you read in The Atlantic." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

1/ David Graham says something deliciously snarky in this piece: "Vance has a hot-and-cold relationship with The Atlantic. On Fox News he said, 'Don’t believe everything you read, especially in [publications] like The Atlantic.' "But he pitched an article here in July 2016." Gift link.

“J. D. Vance appeared on Fox News and dismissed The Atlantic’s reporting on him—and then quickly confirmed that it was true,” David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Public figures occasionally deliver what’s known as a “non-denial denial,” but J.D. Vance has come up with something that might be entirely new: a confirmation-denial. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... Descriptive article on Shady JD’s ‘confirmation-denial’ contains a satisfying amount of snark.

This is Vance’s latest attempt to stake out a sustainable position on the war in Iran. He hasn’t succeeded yet. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Yesterday on Will Cain’s Fox News show, the vice president delivered something that might be entirely new: a confirmation-denial. Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

In a July 2016 essay Vance wrote for The Atlantic, "he portrayed himself as a thinker who could stand up to Trump’s demagoguery—so perhaps he has a point about not believing everything you read in The Atlantic." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

JD Vance invented a new rhetorical device: the confirmation-denial. After telling Fox News that The Atlantic is fake news, the vice president immediately verified their scoop by admitting he’s pestering the Pentagon about ammo. It turns out being a "ycophant with a soul is a very messy job.

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After all, he pitched an article here in July 2016. In the essay, he portrayed himself as a thinker who could stand up to Trump’s demagoguery—so perhaps he has a point about not believing everything you read in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Staying in Donald Trump’s good graces while also protecting your own political future requires supreme political agility, and most people who try end up failing at both..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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If he wants to have a future in politics after Trump, J.D. Vance needs to maintain his identity as an anti-war politician. He needs to keep some distance from this unpopular war. But Vance also has to maintain his publicly sycophantic stance toward Trump. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Staying in Donald Trump’s good graces while also protecting your own political future requires supreme political agility, and most people who try end up failing at both. JD Dunce hasn’t mastered this balance either.

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🎁🖇️Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath The vice president’s comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trump’s war in Iran. David A. Graham April 30, 2026 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Today in Assholes Who Will Never Be President: "Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true." 😂🤪😂 #JD www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath The vice president’s comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trump’s war in Iran. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Gift Article” On Will Cain’s Fox News show “Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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J. D. Vance appeared on Fox News and dismissed The Atlantic’s reporting on him—and then quickly confirmed that it was true, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

I don't feel bad for Vance. Not just because he did this to himself but also because, as the VP, he is the ONE PERSON in the executive branch Trump can't fire. He could be as antiwar as he wants. And while he might get kicked out of the war room, that won't make him invisible. Short-sighted coward.

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"He pitched an article here in July 2016. In the essay, he portrayed himself as a thinker who could stand up to Trump’s demagoguery—so perhaps he has a point about not believing everything you read in The Atlantic." 🤣

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Vance has a hot-and-cold relationship... ...he pitched an article here in July 2016. In the essay, he portrayed himself as a thinker who could stand up to Trump’s demagoguery—so perhaps he has a point about not believing everything you read in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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J. D. Vance appeared on Fox News and dismissed The Atlantic’s reporting on him—and then quickly confirmed that it was true, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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I think the political tapdance is what people hate most about politician's speech. There's an amusing zinger for Vance in this article. #GiftArticle www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"the vice president delivered something that might be entirely new: a confirmation-denial. Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath The vice president’s comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trump’s war in Iran. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Bang! The @theatlantic.com puts Vance back in his cage.

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The vice president’s comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trump’s war in Iran. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Vance has to do those things in a way that maintains his publicly sycophantic stance toward [rump] and echoes the president’s bombastic attacks on the press. This would challenge even a skilled communicator, and Vance is not one of those." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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“…the vice president delivered something that might be entirely new: a confirmation-denial. Vance called The Atlantic’s reporting false and then pivoted instantly to verifying that it was true.”

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Just Dance Vance is a loser www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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#Iran #Trump #COVFEVE 🤡⛬ #Vance

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