Trump running mate J.D. Vance trolled Kamala Harris on Wednesday during a campaign stop in Wisconsin after landing on the same tarmac as the presumptive Democrat nominee and approaching reporters covering her arrival.
After landing in Eau Claire shortly after Harris arrived in Air Force Two, Vance was seen walking over to her plane to interact with a gaggle of reporters covering the vice president’s visit.
Just landed in Wisconsin and JD Vance and Kamala Harris’ plane are both here on the tarmac — he appears to be walking over… pic.twitter.com/zgHnfeQFJK
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 7, 2024
pic goes hard
pic.twitter.com/yXhCq0EkUE
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 7, 2024
Standing in front of Air Force Two with Kamala nowhere in sight, Vance told reporters they looked “lonely” because Harris hasn’t answered their questions since she was coronated as the Democrat presidential nominee 17 days ago.
“Hopefully it’s going to be my plane in a few months. I also thought you guys may get lonely, because the VP doesn’t answer questions from reporters, and hasn’t in 17 days,” he said.
Vance and Harris on the same tarmac in Eau Claire.
Vance comes over to cameras covering AF2 arrival…
“… hopefully it’s going to be my plane in a few months. I also thought you guys may get lonely, bc the VP doesn’t answer q’s from reporters…”
Vid: @WEAU13News pic.twitter.com/QhUS2MtEby
— James Stratton (@StrattonWISN) August 7, 2024
“Have they given you guys an explanation for why she won’t take questions from reporters?”
“No? Nobody? Ok, great. Well, I hope that she changes her mind because it’d be good for the American people and I think it’d be good for you all if she actually ran a real campaign instead of one from a basement with a teleprompter,” Vance quipped.
JD Vance trolling Kamala and taking questions at every stop is genius and he’s reached peak Rockstar status now! pic.twitter.com/P3rmX38bh6
— Karli Bonne’
(@KarluskaP) August 7, 2024
Vance continued to field numerous questions from reporters, including mentioning that he reached out to Walz to congratulate him for receiving the Democrat VP nomination.
This is a masterclass in trolling by Trump’s VP pick.
Kamala: “you got something to say, say it to my face.”
JD Vance: “walks over to say it to her face.”
Kamala: *Hides in the plane restroom*
— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) August 7, 2024
Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are holding a rally in Eau Claire as part of their swing through key battleground states.
Vance is also set to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon in the same city.
Watch Vance’s campaign event:
Watch the Harris-Walz campaign event: