Republicans have been more united than ever, but on Saturday a Republican senator came out swinging against the vice president.
It started with a comment from JD Vance, who wrote over the weekend, "Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military." This led Brian Krassenstein to respond, "Killing the citizens of another nation who are civilians without any due process is called a war crime."
Vance replied, "I don’t give a s--- what you call it," and set off outrage online.
Late on Saturday, Republican Senator Rand Paul joined the chorus of those opposing Vance's weekend comment.
"JD 'I don’t give a s---' Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the 'highest and best use of the military.' Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird?" Paul asked. "Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??"
Paul then added, "What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."