To see how it all started, we have to go back to 2010.
They stayed in touch after law school and talked about, among other things, big, political issues.
But then in 2021, the relationship fractured.

This was distressing for Nelson, who then got in touch with Vance.
But the conversation clearly didn’t go well.
It went so badly, in fact, that the two former friends never rekindled their friendship.

They noted how in the past, Vance had been more “compassionate,” even when they disagreed.
