JD Vance's Answer to 'What Is Socialism?' Is Going Viral for the Wrong Reason

Photo Credit: ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty Images Vice President JD Vance has triggered a wave of online mockery after he answered a basic question about socialism with remarks on foreign labor and girls' sports. The VP gave the response on Thursday in Washington, D.C. This comes as Donald Trump and Republican allies step up efforts to brand Democrats as socialists before the midterms. JD Vance's response invoked foreign workers and transgender athletes rather than a conventional definition of socialism JD Vance was speaking about his work to reduce fraud and abuse when someone asked him to . . .