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 How is that special to the US? Also a harsh childhood does not make you great fit for a leader, per se ;)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Joseph_Stalin
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein 
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 Because jd Vance didn’t have to kill anyone to do it 
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 I hope so, but that was not my point. Also I don't believe in a solely individual path. One does not operate in isolation. Even the great jd Vance did not accomplish this entirely by himself alone, he had mentors and role models for example, but I am impressed by his path (on wikipedia, fwiw) to this position. I can only hope he has the love and wisdom, gathered in is life, within him to be a great leader and make your country whole again.