JD Vance Says Trump’s Comments About Kamala Harris’ Racial Identity Were ‘Hysterical’

“I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris,” Vance told reporters on his plane.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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PHOENIX — Sen. JD Vance told reporters it’s “hysterical how much the media is overreacting” to his running mate Donald Trump’s comments questioning whether Vice President Kamala Harris is Black.

Harris, the GOP vice presidential nominee said, has a “fundamental chameleon-like nature.”

“The president doesn’t do scripted BS stuff,” Vance told a group of reporters aboard his plane during his campaign swing Wednesday night. “He actually goes into hostile audiences, he answers tough questions, he pushes back against them, but he actually answers them, and how nice it is to have an American leader who’s not afraid to go into hostile places and actually answer some tough questions.”