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Vindman Announces Florida Senate Bid as Democrat

Is Vindman a traitor who belongs in prison or a patriot who exposed Trump's corruption?
Vindman Announces Florida Senate Bid as Democrat
Above: Alex Vindman speaks outside the U.S. Captiol on March 13, 2024. Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/VoteVets

The Spin

Republican narrative

Vindman is a traitor who belongs in Leavenworth Federal Prison for disrupting national security policy, not running for Senate. He acted as a political operative during the impeachment witch hunt against Trump, not as an apolitical military officer. His testimony was part of a seditious coup attempt, and he committed perjury under oath. As his campaign unfolds, the sources of its funding will be worth close scrutiny.

Democratic narrative

Vindman will be a fine Senate candidate, and hopefully senator. He stepped forward to tell the truth about Trump's corruption, accepting the personal cost because service means putting principle over politics. Trump fired him for exposing the truth, and now this genuine patriot is running to hold Trump accountable and fight for working families facing higher costs and a rigged economy.

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The Controversies



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