but stopped short of directly condemning Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, for spreading the false claims.
WHY?! Why the fuck would you not condemn a couple of deranged fascist weirdos for demonizing innocent people?
Other than maybe simultaneously cowardly and cynical election calculus, there’s literally no rational reason not to. Which means that there’s no good reason
Edit: oh, he’s a member of the cult himself. I confused him for one of the Dem governors of shithole states, I guess 🤷