JD Vance's 2016 Trump Op-ed

Sunday, July 05, 2026

The Atlantic on Saturday republished Vice President Vance's essay, originally published exactly 10 years ago on July 4...

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Happy 10th anniversary of this essay about the dangers of Donald Trump, written by... JD Vance.
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" Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy.com) 11:08 AM Jul 4, 2026

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... The original essay was written during Trump's first presidential campaign while Vance worked at Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Mithril Capital Management.

Vance argued that many Americans turned to Trump as a "pain reliever" following mounting distrust in the government and economic decline. He called Trump's political appeal at the time, "cultural heroin," and predicted that supporters would eventually realize he was not necessarily the answer to their problems.

"Trump is cultural heroin," he wrote. "He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they'll realize it." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-05 12:28 PM | Reply

More from the article ...

... The original essay was written during Trump's first presidential campaign while Vance worked at Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Mithril Capital Management.

Vance argued that many Americans turned to Trump as a "pain reliever" following mounting distrust in the government and economic decline. He called Trump's political appeal at the time, "cultural heroin," and predicted that supporters would eventually realize he was not necessarily the answer to their problems.

"Trump is cultural heroin," he wrote. "He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they'll realize it." ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-05 12:28 PM | Reply

Vance was perceptive enough to call Trump, "America's Hitler".

Then Peter Theil opened his checkbook and offered him the VP job.

So much for that.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-05 12:30 PM | Reply

Goering didn't like Hitler before he became Reichsmarshall Either.

Or Even much After.

These guys are all Bugs.

It's who they are.

They Live to Exploit and Dominate others.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-07-05 01:21 PM | Reply

@#3 ... Then Peter Theil opened his checkbook and offered him the VP job. ...

Looks that way.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-05 01:29 PM | Reply

Both VD Prance and the fat bald pedo can rot in Hell.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-05 03:02 PM | Reply