Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance on Saturday criticized Democratic successor presumptive Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
In a 45-second YouTube video posted on July 16, Harris said Vance’s “loyalty is to Trump, not to the country.” [Trump’s] It’s an extreme agenda.”
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At a joint rally between Trump and Vance on Saturday, Vance countered the vice president’s character attacks by citing his own service in the Marines, his record as a small business owner and Harris’ failure to address the border crisis.
“I saw the other day that Kamala Harris was questioning my loyalty to this country, and the word she used was ‘loyalty,’ which is an interesting word – ‘always loyal,’ because nothing shows more disloyalty to this country than what Kamala Harris has done on our southern border,” Vance said.
SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA – JULY 27: Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio speaks at a rally with vice presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Trump is hoping to win Minnesota this November, a state not won by a Republican in a presidential election since 1972. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The Ohio senator did not pause on Harris’ record as border secretary under President Joe Biden’s administration.
“I want to ask the vice president, has she done anything to make you question my loyalty to this country? I was in the United States Marine Corps. I went to Iraq for this country. I built a business for this country.”
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Vance added, “My running mate gave his life for this country, so my question to Kamala Harris: Have you ever done anything to call into question your loyalty to our United States of America?”
After the crowd erupted in applause, Vance answered his own question.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and his wife, Usha Vance, speak with running mate and former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on July 27, 2024. Trump is hoping to win Minnesota this November, a state that the Republican Party has not won in a presidential election since 1972. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
“And so, my friends, the answer is nothing. So let’s send a message to the media. Let’s send a message to Kamala Harris. Let’s send a message from Minnesota to all hard-working patriots across the country: We look forward to the return of President Donald J. Trump, and we will do everything in our power to make that happen,” he concluded.
A Fox News poll released Friday puts former President Trump’s approval rating at 46% in Minnesota, while Vice President Harris’s approval rating is 52%.
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Former President Trump and Senator Vance are scheduled to rally together again on Tuesday in Henderson, Nevada.
