JD Vance turned an awkward situation into applause after someone collapsed during an event with Danica Patrick in North Carolina.
Donald Trump’s running mate was speaking when the person screamed and fell to the ground in the crowd.
When the Ohio senator ran up to them, he decided to play it down, saying, “Kamala Harris built this platform behind us.”
The audience laughed and applauded the Republican vice presidential candidate’s joke as Vance smiled.
Vance was participating in a public conversation with the former race car driver in Greensboro on Thursday night.
JD Vance turned an awkward situation into applause after someone collapsed during an event with Danica Patrick in North Carolina.
Donald Trump’s running mate was speaking when the person fell and when the Ohio senator ran towards them, he decided to make light of it. “Kamala Harris built this platform behind us,” he said after beginning to crack a smile.
Patrick asked him about the idea that globalists want people to “own nothing and be happy.”
Vance responded, “They want you to live in a capsule, eat bugs, and have nothing, right?”
Both Patrick and Vance admitted to trying to eat crickets in the past, which Vance explained.
‘I’m ashamed to admit, I also tried cricket. Honestly, it’s more disgusting than you can imagine. So don’t eat the bugs. “We want to eat red meat,” he said.
The town hall comes on a busy night on the campaign trail, as Barack Obama is holding a rally for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, while Kamala Harris held a town hall in Las Vegas.
With 26 days until the election, polls continue to show that the race is shaping up to be one of the closest in history.
Betting platform Polymarket revealed the highest odds yet for Donald Trump against Kamala Harris, giving him a 54.4 percent chance of winning the November election.
A Peterson Foundation poll of swing states shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin by two points or less.
Vance was participating in a town hall conversation with former racing driver Dancica Patrick in Greensboro on Thursday night.
With 26 days until the election, polls continue to show that the race is shaping up to be one of the closest in history.
In Georgia and Pennsylvania, there is a tie.
Meanwhile, a Reuters poll shows the vice president leading among suburban voters – households that make up about half the electorate – 47 percent to 41 percent.
The candidates have also been reacting to Hurricane Milton, while Vance is in North Carolina, where Helene was hardest hit weeks ago.