Donald Trump stands with Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance. (Reuters)
The Ohio senator argued that the criticism reflects a Democratic attempt to deflect from their own policy shortcomings
JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, responded sharply to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s remarks calling Republicans “weird” and “creepy,” and branded Walz as a “schoolyard bully.”
The Ohio senator argued that the criticism reflects a Democratic attempt to deflect from their own policy shortcomings.
“It drives home how they’re trying to distract from their own policy failures. I mean, look, this is fundamentally schoolyard bully stuff,” Vance told CNN host Dana Bash in an interview.
When asked about why he’s been labeled ‘weird’, JD responds;“This is just schoolyard bully stuff… Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are engaging in name-calling.”
Should we tell him who is the king of name-calling?pic.twitter.com/tch6Kza4Sz
— Ron (@Ronxyz00) August 11, 2024
“And so they’re name-calling instead of actually telling the American people how they’re going to make their lives better. I think that’s weird, Dana, but look, they can call me whatever they want to,” he added.
Last week, Walz, speaking at his first campaign event as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in Philadelphia, called Vance and former US President Donald Trump as “creepy” and “weird as hell.”
“These guys are creepy and yes, just weird as hell,” he stated.