Earlier in the summer of 2024, an ABC News broadcast of an interview with then- Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance, now the Trump Administration’s Vice President, was supposedly cut off as he was speaking. This led some to speculate that the network was displeased with Vance’s strong performance during the interview, causing ABC to cut the feed and prevent his message from being spread to viewers.
At the time, former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was still considering dropping out of the race and endorsing former President Donald Trump and JD Vance. As it was uncertain whether this would happen or not, Vance provided his opinion on the possibility of receiving the endorsement from Kennedy.
Acknowledging that the reports were unverified, Vance said that he would welcome an endorsement from RFK Jr., who departed from his predominantly Democratic lineage. “I don’t know if those reports are true, but I would certainly welcome his endorsement. I grew up in a family. I was raised by my poor grandmother, who didn’t have a high school diploma, but..” Vance said before the broadcast was interrupted. The ABC News anchor said “Looks like we just lost Senator JD Vance there.”
