Donald Trump has insisted that he and operating mate JD Vance aren’t “the bizarre ones” because the Republican presidential candidate works to fight Democrat messaging on the contrary.
Trump made the remarks Thursday on the “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Present,” a political podcast, following days of messaging from Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign dubbing her rivals “bizarre.”
“Effectively, they’re the bizarre ones, and in case you’ve ever seen [Kamala Harris] with the snort and every thing else, that’s a bizarre deal occurring there,” Trump stated. “They’re the bizarre ones. No person’s ever referred to as me bizarre. I’m lots of issues, however bizarre I’m not and I’m up entrance, and he’s not both, I’ll let you know, JD is in no way, they’re.”
“You discover the night information, each one in every of them speak, you already know, they launched the phrase bizarre, and rapidly they’re speaking about bizarre,” he continued. “Now, we’re not bizarre folks. We’re really simply the alternative. We’re proper down the center.”
Harris’ marketing campaign was fast to fireside again on X.
“Trump (who’s bizarre): ‘They’re the bizarre ones! No person’s ever referred to as me bizarre. I’m lots of issues, however bizarre I’m not. And JD Vance shouldn’t be both,’” the marketing campaign posted alongside a clip of the podcast.
The “bizarre” label was first popularized by Minnesota Governor and vice-presidential-hopeful Tim Walz.
“We don’t like what has occurred, when you may’t even go to Thanksgiving dinner along with your uncle as a result of you find yourself in some bizarre battle that’s pointless,” Walz advised MSNBC on July 23.
“Effectively, it’s true. These guys are simply bizarre,” he stated, referring to Trump and Vance.
Democrats have latched onto the moniker, with Harris’ marketing campaign labeling Vance “weird and creepy” in current days. The marketing campaign additionally launched an announcement on Thursday describing Trump as “previous and fairly bizarre.”
“After watching Fox Information this morning we solely have one query,” the marketing campaign posted. “Is Donald Trump okay?”
“[Trump] praised dictators as a result of he desires to be one; Trump is clearly nervous he made the flawed choose in JD Vance; Trump is previous and fairly bizarre? This man shouldn’t be president ever once more,” the marketing campaign assertion continued.
Vance additionally addressed assaults on him being “bizarre” throughout a podcast look on Friday, claiming that younger Democratic interns who have been “bullied” are making the jabs.
“I don’t know if it’s one thing they focus-grouped and pushed on us,” Vance stated. “I’m a reasonably regular man, I’ve acquired a spouse and children and I like to hang around and watch soccer. And I care about these things as a result of I care concerning the nation.”
“My finest guess — that is only a whole guess — is that her marketing campaign is run by lots of 24-year-old social media interns who possibly have been bullied in class and so now they’ve determined they’re going to do the identical factor.”
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