Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made his first solo campaign appearance a day after the White House race was thrown into upheaval when President Joe Biden dropped out.
The Ohio senator held a rally Monday at his former high school in Middletown, his hometown, where he played up his local ties, praised running mate Donald Trump and attacked Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s now backed by more than half of the delegates needed to win her party’s nomination vote, according to an Associated Press survey.
“I was told I was going to debate Kamala Harris and now President Trump’s going to get to debate her,” Vance said to laughs. “I’m kind of pissed off about that, if I’m being honest with you.”
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