JD Vance exposes the out of touch˙ media: "Do you hear yourself?"

JD Vance rips ABC’s Martha Raddatz as she tries to downplay Venezuelan gang takeover in Colorado: ‘Do you hear yourself?’

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Ryan King

Published Oct. 14, 2024, 11:19 a.m. ET

Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance went off on ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz Sunday after she tried to fact-check the senator from Ohio about the presence of Venezuelan migrant gangs in Aurora, Colo.

Former President Donald Trump, 78, stumped in the Denver suburb Friday and vented that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) crime syndicate had “overrun” the city.

“The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes — apartment complexes and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns,” Raddatz, 71, told Vance on ABC’s “This Week.”

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JD Vance sparred with ABC’s Martha Raddatz over the Venezuelan gang presence in Colorado. ABC

“Martha, do you hear yourself?” asked Vance, 40, visibly taken aback by the reporter’s objection. “Only ‘a handful of apartment complexes’ in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs, and Donald Trump is the problem and not Kamala Harris’ open border?