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By Guy Page
Democrat candidate for governor Amanda Janoo told an October 22 televised debate audience that her August, 2026 comments on an anti-F-35 Substack page to “get them out of the skies” were taken “out of context.” she insisted she only wants to reduce actual training flight time in favor of more pilot time on simulators.
Janoo was speaking on NBC5’s debate between her and incumbent Phil Scott. She was asked about statements attributed to her on the Cancel the F-35 Substack Substack page.
“This is one of those unfortunate parts about politics where we can take comments out of context,” Janoo said. Here’s the full comment:
“The F-35s are loud as hell, they disrupt our communities, and are currently being used in military operations around the world that I fundamentally oppose. The people who live underneath these nuclear-capable planes voted against having them here, and they came anyway. So yes, If there’s anything I can legally do as Governor to get them out of our skies, I’m down.”
The full context of the comment appears below.
During the October 22 debate, Janoo clarified that while she cannot unilaterally remove the mission, she advocates for increasing training time on flight simulators (from the current 50% to roughly 80%) to reduce noise pollution, disruption to surrounding communities, and wear and tear (49:52-50:47, 52:36-53:38 on the News5 YouTube video). She emphasized her commitment to supporting National Guard members and their families, noting the personal impacts of long deployments.
Scott stated that he worked to bring the F-35 program to Vermont with support from Vermont’s federal delegation. He argued that the governor, as commander-in-chief, has a responsibility for oversight and that the mission was a matter of accepting federal defense infrastructure (51:50-52:27).
Was Janoo’s statement taken out of context? Or was it a candidate’s candid expression to an appreciative audience?
You decide. The following is excerpted verbatim from an August 25, 2026 post headlined ‘The Next Governor Has the Power and the Duty to Stop the F-35 Training in Vermont’ on James Marc Leas’ Cancel the F-35 Substack page:
“We have a major update. This morning, on August 26, 2026, my inbox delivered the clearest answer yet to the question: Will the next Governor actually do something about the F-35s? In response to a pre-publication draft of the article you are about to read, Amanda Janoo, the Democratic candidate for Vermont Governor, did not mince words. Through a campaign staffer, she sent this blunt, unequivocal message:
“The F-35s are loud as hell, they disrupt our communities, and are currently being used in military operations around the world that I fundamentally oppose. The people who live underneath these nuclear-capable planes voted against having them here, and they came anyway. So yes, If there’s anything I can legally do as Governor to get them out of our skies, I’m down.”
Leas continues with a message for his readers:
“What may have seemed impossible suddenly is looking achievable. Please feel free to leave your comment to this exciting news by clicking the link below, and share with Front Porch Forum and social media. Equally important, send your comment to Amanda Janoo via staffer, Jeffrey Peterson <jeffrey@janooforvt.com>. The town meeting votes in Burlington and Winooski demonstrated that this will become a powerful winning issue once her position and her commitment to act to halt F-35 training in Vermont skies becomes widely known.
“On January 7, 2027, Vermont’s next governor can end a grave injustice. The next governor possesses the constitutional authority to order an immediate halt to the F-35 training flights operating from Burlington International Airport (BTV). This is a legal, moral, and public health imperative, grounded in facts the U.S. Air Force itself provided.”
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And what would these fools say if God forbid the US was attacked by a foreign adversary and Vermont was hit..they’d be screaming at the top of their liberal lungs “why were we not protected!” This “ not in my back yard” attitude is sickening.. back when the warthogs (A10’s) used to do maneuvers over my neighborhood I’d always run out to watch them booking right over the tree tops..gave me chills..it’s the sound of strength and freedom to most normal people.
No, they would not be saying that. They want the downfall of the West.
With “…currently being used in military operations around the world that I fundamentally oppose. The people who live underneath these nuclear-capable planes voted against having them here, and they came anyway….” as a preamble to the quote it is not at all taken out of context. The sentiment is clear.
Janoo apparently didnt acknowledge the broader audience and just felt she was speaking in front of her typical America-hating supporters. You know what Amanda, fire engines and ambulances also are “loud as hell” and “disrupt our communities”, but they are also a necessary part of the infrastructure of a safe and secure society that values it’s citizens. Loud trucks and railroads bring goods and services to us. Power lines are admittedly ugly, but bring all that renewable electricity to run peoples’ heat pumps and electric car chargers. We can hope that her anti-F35 comments will turn off some moderates.
make statements to CYA Janoo, WAHOO
Statement “her August, 2026 comments on an anti-F-35 Substack page to “get them out of the skies” were taken “out of context.” she insisted she only wants to reduce actual training flight time in favor of more pilot time on simulators.”
Here’s a politician that knows so much about nothing. Stating she knows all about flight training and the pilots should have m,ore simulator training.
i am a pilot and had many hours on simulators and flying on instruments. It’s prescribed by the government, FAA to name one source. Her statements is “FOR DUMMIES THAT WANT TO LEARN TO FLY”. Hope she never gets into a cockpit let alone the governor’s cockpit. A CYA statement of hers.
If a Republican made those comments, that person would be held to their word. No out-of-context allowed!
Simulator time is not the same as actual flight time. Changing training requirements involves federal intervention and the FAA. Good luck changing that one, Amanda!
Oh yeah. Remember, it was Pat Leahy, Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch that voted to have them here and people STILL kept voting for them.
The America haters do need to be reminded about the unequivocal support of Sanders, Leahy and Welch for bringing the F-35s to the Green Mountain Boys of the 158th Fighter Wing…just like they need to be reminded that it was Pat Leahy who brought all those ICE/Department of Homeland Security facilities to the region. Thanks again, Pat!
Maybe, she is just plane stupid. There, take that out of context.
What an uneducated idiot she is. I’m only saying if she is expected to be taken seriously as a candidate for Governor she really should do her homework before she opens her trap. Would she want young people to just learn to drive on simulators and then be issued a driver’s license by DMV and let loose on our highways? Think about a 16 year old driving a car heading into an intersection all the while the new driver is trying to find the pause button on the dash. Simulators are very helpful in training but absolutely nothing replaces seat time in the real thing. She might want to speak with an actual F-35 pilot sometime because they already use simulators quite bit and it ain’t no X-Box either. Honestly, these Progressive/Socialist/Communists drive me nuts with their idiocy.
When asked if she really said that, she replied “ Not to my knowledge”.
Seems to be a popular Democrat response this week !
‘Out of context’
I other words,
‘not to be taken seriously’
I believe that she said this just as she put it the first time being loud as hell etc. Yeh, I believe that she did that. I would rather listen to 5 minutes or less of jet noise and know that we are protected, then have no jet noise and have another 9/11. Another thing that I want to know concerning her comment “The people who live underneath these nuclear-capable planes voted against having them here, and they came anyway. So yes, if there’s anything I can legally do as Governor to get them out of our skies, I’m down.” has she even seen the size of the FEDEX Plane that fly’s in and out of here TWICE a day. I would be more concerned about that they how much fuel is in the F-35s. What an idiot she is.
Once again, another Democrat, that will tell you one story, but then lie to you to make you believe they said something else. Stop voting for these worthless communists.
Amanda Janoo has said enough, showed me enough and revealed enough about her self for me to wish it were she herself that was simulated as a candidate.
Is Janoo being taken out of context ❓️
She said,
“The F-35s are loud as hell, they disrupt our communities. . . . . . So yes, If there’s anything I can legally do as Governor to get them out of our skies, I’m down”.
I think you said exactly what people think you said.
So . . . . if there is anything you an do as Governor, like put over 1,000 people out of a job you would do that.