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Vance Calls Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius a Peaceful Transfer of Lava

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Andy Borowitz
Oct 02, 2024
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NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Speaking to reporters in the spin room after Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate, Sen. JD Vance called the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. a “peaceful transfer of lava.”

“If Mt. Vesuvius had really been so bad, people would have left Pompeii,” he said. “The fact is, after the volcano erupted…

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