'Wanted to check out my future plane': Vance tries to confront Harris at Wisconsin airport
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, on Wednesday attempted to confront Vice President Kamala Harris after the two converged on the same Wisconsin airport at the same time.
“I just wanted to check out my future plane,” Vance, R-Ohio, told reporters traveling with him after walking towards Air Force Two. “But I also wanted to go say hello to the Vice President and ask her …why does she refuse to answer questions from the media?”
Vance and Harris were both in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, for dueling events.
Harris, and her newly minted running mate Gov. Tim Walz, held an outdoor rally where hundreds of supporters lined up for hours to see the Democratic duo. Vance spoke at Wollard International, an aviation equipment manufacturer, to an intimate crowd, where he also took questions.
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Although he walked towards Air Force Two, Vance said he did not speak or see Harris. Harris’ motorcade drove away as Vance walked over.
He took a jab at Harris, who is currently on a campaign swing to key battleground states after announcing Walz as her vice presidential pick, for “just giving another scripted speech.”
“I don't think the Vice President waved at me as she drove away, but I'm glad to have done it,” Vance said.
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Both Vance and Harris referenced the tarmac two-step on social media.
Vance on X, formerly Twitter, posted a photo of himself and members of his team walking away from Air Force Two. He captioned it: "This Entourage reboot is going to be awesome."
The Harris campaign posted a video of Harris greeting young girls on the tarmac before panning to Vance's plane taxiing on the tarmac.
The campaign used a viral audio clip of Dance Mom's Abby Lee Miller saying: "And now I want to sit back and relax, and enjoy my evening. When all of a sudden, I hear this agitating, grating voice." The sound is often used to depict an annoying interruption.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JD Vance attempts to confront Harris at same Wisconsin airport
