GOP senator hits Vance for take on midterm rout: ‘Put down the crack pipe’

A Republican senator rebuked JD Vance for his remarks on the midterm election results, urging him to “put down the crack pipe” and warning that “things are getting weirder and weirder and weirder around here.” The comment highlights growing intra‑party tension over rhetoric following the midterms, with the senator criticizing Vance’s tone as inappropriate for a GOP leader.