Vice President JD Vance praised three progressive politicians who he has grown to appreciate — an unusual admission from a Trump-aligned conservative and a rare moment of cross-party goodwill in a tense political climate.
Vance told NBC News that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-labeled democratic socialist, stand out to him as figures who break from what he described as a political culture in which most officials do not listen to voters.
He said the three progressives, despite significant ideological distance from him, have demonstrated an approach that earns his respect.
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