Five years after bringing J.D. Vance ‘s memoir to Netflix , Ron Howard doesn’t appear to waste much time thinking about the Trump VP.

The 2x Oscar-winning director behind 2020’s Hillbilly Elegy explained that the author and former Ohio senator’s political pivot “remains a bit of a surprise to me” after they spent time together promoting the movie when it was released.

“I don’t think about it,” Howard told Vulture of the film’s complicated legacy. “I know it’s a mixed bag and probably quite culturally divided. I also know that reviews were bad and the audience-reaction rating was pretty good.”

When asked if he’s able to reconcile the Vance he knew with the one he sees serving under President Donald Trump , Howard said, “Well, it’s happened, so I know what I’ve observed. It

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