'Wiseguy wannabe' J.D. Vance targeted in furious takedown: 'Full on farce'

Sen. J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) rapid-pace transformation from a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump into a disciple desperately seeking running-mate status mirrors the Republican Party’s descent into the year’s biggest political joke, a new Washington Post editorial argues.

Columnist Matt Bai on Friday delivered a walloping take-down of the junior Republican senator from Ohio who appeared in a bright red tie this week at Trump’s criminal hush money trial.

“Vance isn’t just another wiseguy wannabe,” writes Bai.