Former Miss Teen USA Contestant Decries Resurfacing Of Embarrassing Clip While JD Vance Refuses To Apologize

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Hours after vice presidential nominee JD Vance appeared on CNN and refused to apologize to former Miss Teen USA contestant Caitlin Upton for tweeting an embarrassing 2007 video clip of her, Upton posted a message on X calling the resurfacing “a shame” and decrying online bullying. “It’s a shame that 17 years later this is still being brought up,” wrote Upton, who in the past has retweeted Donald Trump tweets and anti-lockdown messages. “There’s not too much else to say about it at this point.

Regardless of political beliefs, one thing I do know is that social media and online bullying needs to stop.” Last night, Vance posted a message on social media that resurrected the old Upton clip and captioned it, “I have gotten ahold of the full Kamala Harris CNN interview.” In the 2007 clip of Upton’s appearance at the pageant, the contestant fumbles badly in answering the question, “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S.

on a world map. Why do you think this is?” “I personally believe,” a flustered Upton answered, “that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S.

should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.” The clip of her humiliating, rambling answer went viral, plunging what Upton has described as “dark moments” and suicidal thoughts.