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JD Vance says he was asked in front of his wife if he had 'any secret family' during vice presidential vetting
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2024
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Would he have answered differently if his wife wasn't present?
I said above that would I hope for their sake that it was both and here is why... if you ask him in private, he might say yes or no whether or not that's true. If you ask him in front of his wife, you can gauge her reaction to his answer. If he says no and they notice she reacts to that in even a way that shows she is doubting his answer, they should notice. Whether there was something to notice and they noticed it, I don't know.
Lawyer: do you have any secret family?
Vance: no
Wife: pulls out controller and presses X
From the article:
haha! so relatable!
Regardless, I wouldn't consider an answer to that as dependable with his wife present. Similarly if a doctor is asking about sexual activity, I wouldn't expect them to ask in front of their SO.
If you want an honest answer, make sure it's in confidence.
Or have a good body-language interpreter behind the glass. Though with his response, may not even need to look to the wife to see how nervous she was about it
That kinda bugs me. When I had to take my wife to the hospital, they asked her if she felt safe at home, and if someone was abusing her, while I was in the room. I offered to leave the room for a few minutes so she could answer clearly and they were like "no, that isn't necessary."
It really should be standard procedure. I've never laid a hand on her, but it should be standard to protect the people whom have been abused by their partners.