Gabriel Bassois reflecting on the small part he’s played in American political history.

Vancein the 2020 adaptation of the newly-inaugurated vice president’s memoir,Hillbilly Elegy.

“We talked a little bit.

Gabriel Basso and J.D. Vance

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He’s a cool dude.

We’re both from the Midwest.

We just talked about life about growing up in the woods.”

HILLBILLY ELEGY (L to R) Haley Bennett (“Lindsay”), Gabriel Basso (J.D. Vance), Amy Adams (“Bev”)

Haley Bennett, Gabriel Basso, and Amy Adams in ‘Hillbilly Elegy’.Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX

He was also vocally critical of then-PresidentDonald Trump.

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