J.D. Vance gave a masterclass on how to respond to the bad-faith press during a campaign event in Michigan on Wednesday.
After delivering remarks on Trump’s America First policy proposals, Vance fielded questions from reporters over a range of topics.
A New York Times reporter tried downplaying the Biden administration’s terrible economic policies, asking Vance to respond to data figures showing inflation coming down.
In response to the question, the crowd loudly booed the reporter, leading Vance to reply, “I think the crowd reaction says it all.”
“Look, when they say that inflation is down, they mean from a baseline where groceries are already 30% more expensive than they were when Donald Trump was president…That is not a record to brag on, that’s a record to be ashamed of,” Vance said.
JD Vance TORCHES a Fake News NYT reporter: “When they say that inflation is down, they mean from a baseline where groceries are already 30% more expensive than they were when Donald Trump was president… That is not a record to brag on, that’s a record to be ASHAMED OF.” pic.twitter.com/0xcFMchtsq
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
He went on to detail exactly why the economic data points the White House is citing are bogus, noting the price of gas, food, and housing have all skyrocketed since Biden and Harris took office.
J.D. Vance: Under Kamala Harris, gas prices are up 50%, housing costs have doubled, grocery prices are up 21% and a record number of Americans are multiple jobs.
“I happen to believe in a simple principle, that if you work hard and play by the rules, you ought to be able to… pic.twitter.com/TYYpnu0Sqk
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
When asked by another reporter to respond to accusations that Trump during his interview with Elon Musk called for union workers to be fired, Vance set the record straight.
JD Vance: “If you censor Americans from exercising their First Amendment Rights, you absolutely should be fired.” pic.twitter.com/jwZuTwFsaJ
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 14, 2024
Vance went on to chastise Kamala Harris as a “fake” candidate who didn’t earn a single primary vote and who is claiming she will fix the very problems she helped start while in office with Joe Biden.
JD Vance: EVERYTHING about Kamala’s campaign is FAKE. It’s a FAKE ticket that never earned a single Democrat primary vote. It’s a FAKE promise to change the government, even though she’s been in charge of that government for almost four years and hasn’t done a DAMN THING. pic.twitter.com/vaLWGjE6Sq
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
JD Vance: I was listening to Kamala Harris give a rally recently where she said she’s going to ‘tackle the affordability crisis’ on Day One.
“Kamala, ‘Day One’ was January of 2021 — ‘Day One’ was four years ago!” pic.twitter.com/tFVnXs8hYY
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
Vance also called out the Biden-Harris’ policy to preserve NAFTA, which has decimated the manufacturing industry in the U.S.
JD Vance RIPS Kamala Harris for selling out the manufacturing base that built America:
This is the woman that voted to preserve NAFTA — the very trade deal that sent American auto jobs to Mexico. She supported these EV mandates that taxed you and sent your money to China. pic.twitter.com/XZfK7j351O
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
Can you imagine Kamala being able to lay out policy details and take media questions like this?
Watch Vance’s full remarks:
