JD Vance turned an awkward situation into applause after someone collapsed at an event with Danica Patrick in North Carolina.
Donald Trump’s running mate was speaking when the person screamed and fell down, leaving the crowd gasping for breath.
As the Ohio senator rushed toward them, he decided to make light of it, saying, “Kamala Harris built this platform behind us.”
The audience laughed and received a standing ovation for the Republican VP candidate’s joke, while Vance smiled.
Vance took part in a town hall discussion with the former race car driver in Greensboro on Thursday evening.
JD Vance turned an awkward situation into applause after someone collapsed at an event with Danica Patrick in North Carolina
Donald Trump’s running mate was speaking when the person fell, and when the Ohio senator rushed over, he decided to make light of it. “Kamala Harris built this platform behind us,” he said after breaking into a smile
Patrick questioned him about the idea of globalists wanting people to “own nothing and be happy.”
Vance replied, “They want you to live in a pod, eat bugs and own nothing, right?”
Both Patrick and Vance admitted that they have tried eating crickets in the past, which Vance explained.
“I’m ashamed to admit it, I tried cricket too. It’s honestly more disgusting than you can imagine. So don’t eat the insects. We want to eat red meat,” he said.
The town hall comes on a busy night on the campaign trail, as Barack Obama holds a rally for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, while Kamala Harris holds a town hall in Las Vegas.
With 26 days left until the election, polls continue to show the race will 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 survey of swing states shows that Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump by two points or less in Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin.
Vance took part in a town hall discussion with former race car driver Dancica Patrick in Greensboro on Thursday evening
With 26 days left until the election, polls continue to show the race will be one of the closest in history
In Georgia and Pennsylvania it is a dead heat.
A Reuters poll shows the vice president with a lead of 47 to 41 percent among suburban voters — the households that make up about half the electorate.
Candidates have also responded to Hurricane Milton, while Vance is in North Carolina, where Helene was hit hardest weeks ago.
