A columnist known for his liberal views at the New York Times, Jamelle Bouie, recently sparked attention with a controversial comment about JD Vance, referencing Vance’s mother’s struggle with opioid addiction. Bouie suggested that he couldn’t envision any parent who wouldn’t trade Vance for the painkiller Percocet.
Bouie, a celebrated writer with numerous accolades, made this statement following an exclusive interview with the vice president, published by the Daily Mail.
During the interview, Vance was questioned about whether he intended to apologize to Alex Pretti. This inquiry came after Vance had circulated accusations labeling the murdered Minneapolis nurse as an “assassin.”
Vance’s response was a succinct, “For what?”
Reacting to this, Bouie took to BlueSky, commenting, “This is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway.”
In the online exchange, one of Bouie’s followers remarked, “What a pompous p***k. No wonder his mom tried to sell him for Percocets.”
‘I can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell little JD for Percocet if they knew he would turn out like this,’ Bouie replied.
The story about Vance and his mother Beverly is a part of Vance’s career-making memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which was turned into a Netflix movie.
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie (pictured) said he ‘can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell’ JD Vance for Percocet in a reference to his mother’s opioid addiction
The story is a part of Vance’s career-making memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which was turned into a Netflix movie. Pictured: Vance and his mother Beverly at the RNC in 2024
Jamelle Bouie, an award-winning writer for the paper, made the remark in response to The Daily Mail’s exclusive interview with Vance
Bouie griped with Vance’s ‘smirk,’ suggesting his ‘ain’t I a stinker grin’ was contemptible.
The columnist said that in response, he had gotten tons of racist threats, including one shockingly suggesting he should be ‘lynched.’
Bouie continued to mock Vance afterwards, writing after he was booed at the Opening Ceremonies of the Milan Cortina Olympics: ‘I sincerely hope that JD Vance gets this reaction every single place he goes.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to the New York Times and Vice President Vance for comment.
The Vice President sat down for a wide-ranging exclusive interview with the Daily Mail on Tuesday, where he refused to admit any wrongdoing over spreading White House claims that Pretti, who was shot dead by ICE last month, intended to kill law enforcement.
Vance reposted allegations on X broadcast by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, branding the nurse ‘an assassin’ who ‘tried to murder federal agents.’
When asked by the Mail if he would apologize for endorsing Miller’s statement, Vance shot back: ‘For what?’
‘If something is determined that the guy who shot Alex Pretti did something bad, then a lot of consequences are going to flow from that. We’ll let that happen,’ Vance said. ‘I don’t think it’s smart to prejudge the investigation.’
Bouie wrote on BlueSky: ‘This is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway’
Pretti, 37, who had a concealed carry permit, did not appear to have brandished his pistol and had been disarmed when he was shot ten times in less than five seconds.
Trump last week when asked if he agreed that Pretti was an ‘assassin’, told reporters: ‘No.’
Miller has since admitted his statement was made in haste before the full facts were available and the Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether Pretti’s civil rights were violated.
Border Patrol Agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection Officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, are the two men responsible for shooting Pretti.
The officers were assigned to Minneapolis as part of Trump’s immigration operation to crack down on undocumented migrants in the city.
Vance refused to say whether the officers involved in shooting Pretti should face a criminal investigation if the FBI concludes they violated his civil rights.
Instead, the Vice President argued that Pretti showed up with ‘ill intent’ at the January 24 protest.
Footage has since emerged showing Pretti taunting ICE agents for carrying pepper spray and daring them to ‘soak me, motherf***er’ just 11 days before his death.
Vance speaks to the Daily Mail at the Eisenhower Executive Building on Tuesday
Federal agents attempt to give life-saving care to Alex Pretti after he was shot in Minneapolis on January 24
Vance, a Yale law graduate, said that an investigation would establish whether the officers had a reasonable fear of Pretti to use lethal force.
‘I’m not going to prejudge these guys. I think that everybody is deserved the presumption of innocence in the American system of justice. That’s how it’s going to work,’ the VP told the Mail.
Vance continued: ‘If they find out that he violated the law, of course, you should face consequences for violating the law. But I’m not going to engage in conjecture about the different permutations of how this or that officer might have violated the law.
‘Let’s do the investigation. Let’s figure out, did these officers have a reasonable fear of Alex Pretti given what happened? Did they engage in lawful conduct or unlawful conduct? Let’s let the investigation determine those things.’
Vance pledged that the Trump administration was ‘not surrendering’ on the president’s mass deportation agenda following Pretti’s death.
