Today, the media is going with the "Republican is Persian Tyrant Xerxes" instead of "Republican is Hitler"!
What a boss!
It really does remind one of Xerxes slapping the sea on his way to invade Greece.
Here's the Guardian explaining how Vance is a crazed tyrant:
JD Vance's team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned.
What a dictator! How dare he temporarily order a change in water flow to create safe conditions on the river for him and his family!
But wait, the headline is a little misleading.
(AKA a lot.)
It's honestly not nearly as cool as him just ordering them to raise the water for him like he's some sort of demi-god.
Here's the second paragraph:
The request from the US Secret Service was made to ‘support safe navigation' of the US vice-president's security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE) ...
One source with knowledge of the matter who communicated with the Guardian anonymously alleged that the outflow request for the Caesar Creek Lake was not just to support the vice-president's Secret Service detail, but also to create 'ideal kayaking conditions'. The Guardian could not independently confirm this specific claim.
So ... JD didn't really just order the water to be raised on a whim. He was going kayaking and Secret Service needed smoother waters, so they requested the water level increased for their security boats.
The Guardian didn't seem to care about that, nor the fact that the rumor wasn't confirmed.
They ran with the headline anyways.
But can I be honest? I wouldn't even be mad if he did this. What dad wouldn't want to move heaven and earth for his family?
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