Consider J.D. Vance, the author whose book “Hillbilly Elegy” focused on the same White working-class frustration that Trump was hoping to leverage. When Trump’s comments about groping women were published by The Washington Post that month, Vance despaired on Twitter: “Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us when we apologize for this man. Lord help us.” Two days later, he said he found Trump “reprehensible” specifically because of how Trump “makes people I care about afraid,” like immigrants and Muslims. By the end of the month, Vance endorsed third-party candidate Evan McMullin, a candidate injected into the race specifically to appeal to Trump-skeptical Republicans.

Source: Washington Post July 06, 2021 10:53 UTC