JD Vance mocked the Democrats’ “weird” label for him in a press conference Wednesday.
“I think that the weird argument honestly came from a bunch of 24-year-old social media interns who were bullied in school and they decided they’re gonna project that onto the entire Trump campaign,” Trump’s VP pick said.
The senator from Ohio then proceeded to attack Democratic presidential nominee VP Kamala Harris and her newly announced running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, claiming that in fact they are the weird ones.
Walz was the Democrat who originated the “Republicans are weird” messaging that has now been adopted by much of the party and is often focused toward Vance. At a Tuesday night rally in Philadelphia to formally introduce the Harris-Walz ticket, the crowd chanted “he’s a weirdo” about Vance during Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s introductory remarks.
“If they want to call me weird — look, I’ve got my wife here, I’ve got three beautiful kids at home, I’m a normal guy who wants to live the American dream and wants all of you and your kids to be able to live the American dream. That’s why I’m in it,” he continued. “If those people want to call me weird, I think it’s a badge of honor.”
