Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance mentioned he had a “bit of fun” Wednesday attempting to meet up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the 2 shared as a part of dueling marketing campaign travels.
“I just wanted to check out my future plane,” he joked with reporters after strolling off former President Donald Trump’s marketing campaign airplane and strolling straight over to Air Power Two, which had landed with the vp and her operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
“I also wanted to go say hello to the vice president and ask her why she refuse to answer questions from the media,” Vance mentioned, jabbing at Harris for not having carried out an prolonged interview or full press convention since she started her marketing campaign July 21 after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. “I at least have enough respect for you all and for the American people to come and talk to you and answer questions.”
Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, mentioned he was not in a position to communicate to Harris.
It’s not exceptional throughout a normal election marketing campaign for opposing candidates to cross paths as they journey, particularly given the compressed map that limits a lot of the marketing campaign exercise to a relative few states that can decide the Electoral Faculty winner.
“I had a little bit of fun,” Vance mentioned. “I don’t think the vice president waved at me as she drove away.”
The senator campaigned in Wisconsin on Wednesday as a counter to Harris and Walz, who’re persevering with a multiday tour of battleground states that started Tuesday in Philadelphia with the primary joint rally after the vp introduced Walz as her operating mate.
Vance, persevering with his jocular jabbing, mentioned he’d be greater than prepared to debate Harris on Aug. 13 “if she’d like to do a debate with me.” That was a matchup scheduled earlier than Biden stepped down, which means it will have put Vance and Harris on the identical stage as vice presidential rivals.
