Vance's old emails to transgender friend calling Trump 'morally reprehensible human' reveal past secrets

WASHINGTON, DC: The New York Times is exploring the background of vice-presidential nominee JD Vance by publishing old texts and emails where Vance criticized Donald Trump to a transgender classmate. In one message, Vance described Trump as "a morally reprehensible human being."

An article was published on Saturday, July 27, featuring excerpts from Vance's correspondence with transgender individual Sofia Nelson during their time at Yale Law School.

Leaked emails reveal JD Vance's cultural willingness to accept his transgender classmate

The messages revealed JD Vance's past aversion to Trump, his dissatisfaction with law enforcement at the time, and his acceptance of his LGBTQ classmate.

"The emails add to an existing body of evidence showing how Mr Vance pivoted from a strong opponent of former President Donald J Trump to his running mate. They also provide an insight into a cultural willingness by Mr Vance to accept his classmate, Sofia Nelson, who is transgender," the article stated.

According to The New York Times, the batch of emails included correspondence between the two Yale students from 2014 to 2017. The outlet noted that the two remained friends until 2021, when Vance publicly supported an Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Nelson, now a public defender in Detroit, told The Times that they hoped the emails would help voters form an informed opinion about the GOP vice presidential candidate.

The Times released an initial excerpt, showing a screenshot of an email from Vance to Nelson in 2014. In it, Vance made disparaging comments about the police following the death of Michael Brown, an African American teenager, by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson that same year.

The Times featured an article where Vance stated, "I hate the police. Given the number of negative experiences I’ve had in the past few years, I can’t imagine what a black guy goes through."

JD Vance expressed his anti-Trump sentiments

Subsequently, The Times highlighted a 2015 comment by JD Vance, where he responded to Nelson's concerns about a Muslim friend feeling unsafe due to the rhetoric of then-presidential candidate Trump.

Vance wrote, "I’m obviously outraged at Trump’s rhetoric, and I worry most of all about welcome Muslim citizens feel in their own country. But I also think that people have always believed crazy s**t… And there have always been demagogues willing to exploit the people who believe crazy s**t."

The Times additionally released a screen grab of an email in which Vance expressed regret to Nelson for calling the classmate a lesbian inadvertently in his best-selling book 'Hillbilly Elegy.'

At that moment, Vance penned, "I hope you recognized that the description came from a place of ignorance, when I first started writing years ago. I hope you’re not offended, but if you are, I’m sorry!"

The article then moved to another email from Vance, dated the same year, which included anti-Trump sentiments: "The more white people feel like voting for trump, the more black people will suffer. I really believe that."

In a correspondence from that same year, Vance expressed to Nelson his view that Trump is "just a bad man. A morally reprehensible human being."

JD Vance admitted to being wrong about Donald Trump

When requested to comment on the story, a representative for JD Vance responded to Fox News Digital, "It’s unfortunate this individual chose to leak decade-old private conversations between friends to the New York Times."

The spokesperson added, "Senator Vance values his friendships with individuals across the political spectrum. He has been open about the fact that some of his views from a decade ago began to change after becoming a dad and starting a family, and he has thoroughly explained why he changed his mind on President Trump. Despite their disagreements, Senator Vance cares for Sofia and wishes Sofia the very best."

Vance has previously addressed his anti-Trump remarks. Last month, the Republican contender admitted to Bret Baier of Fox News, "Look, I was wrong about Donald Trump," Vance said. "I didn’t think he was gonna be a good president, Bret. He was a great president. And it’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to make sure he gets a second term."

Internet supports JD Vance

As the news broke on social media, users began to express their support for JD Vance, holding the belief that opinions can evolve.

A user said, "Wow. We all know he didn't like Trump. Opinions can change."

Another added, So? A person can change his/her mind!"

A commentator wrote, "Don’t care. 4 years ago, I hated Trump too. Today, he’s got my vote."

"People learn and evolve!" One claimed.

A person said, "So? I’ve changed my mind and perception many times! It shows an open mind and not rigid thinking."

Other chimed in, "opinions change." [sic]

An X user concluded, "People change. The end."

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