@tobynshorty I don't think so, here's the backstory:
The accusation:
Posts on social media platforms like Facebook and Threads claim that Vance invented or twisted the narrative around his mother's opioid addiction to serve his political agenda.
He reportedly made a comment suggesting, "I nearly lost my mother to drugs coming through the border," while critics state she was fired from her nursing job for stealing pills from the hospital.
Some have interpreted his comments, especially when combined with other anti-immigrant statements, as unfairly blaming Latinos for drug issues in the U.S.
Source of the backstory:
The information about his mother's addiction and her theft of pills comes from Vance himself, as documented in his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
Political messaging:
During the 2024 campaign, Vance created an ad that blamed immigrants for his mother's drug problem, which his critics called a "next-level shamelessness" and a misrepresentation of the public record.
