When Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Donald Trump’s running mate, defends Trump during his appearances on right-wing media outlets, he typically accuses Democrats and Never Trump conservatives of overreacting to things he says. Trump’s critics, Vance argues, fail to appreciate his sense of humor and don’t realize that he “speaks from the heart.” But Vice President Kamala Harris, on the campaign trail, has emphasized that when Trump praises authoritarians or threatens to jail political opponents, he needs to be taken seriously. And Harris likes to quote poet Maya Angelou’s famous warni…
