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On Oct. 10, 2017, a fresh-faced J.D.
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee.Alex Wong/Getty Images
Vance was direct and pragmatic about Americas energy future when asked whether the U.S. should protect thecoaland steel industries.
His recent positions directly contradict his previous assertions.
Once a climate change believer, he now claims there isnt a climate crisis.
He added: Its been changing, as others pointed out, its been changing for millennia.
Vances flip-flop has raised eyebrows among investors, political observers and climate advocates.
How do you unlearn something?
He added: J.D.
Vance will empower Donald Trump to enact even worse damage on our planet in a second Trump administration.
