Kamala Harris leaves voicemail congratulating JD Vance after Trump's VP announcement, Internet says 'they know that tactic benefits them'

Kamala Harris congratulated JD Vance on his selection and 'welcomed him to the race', according to a Biden-Harris campaign official
PUBLISHED JUL 16, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris left a congratulatory voicemail to Republican Ohio Senator JD Vance after being selected as former president Donald Trump's running mate for the upcoming presidential election (Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris left a congratulatory voicemail to Republican Ohio Senator JD Vance after being selected as former president Donald Trump's running mate for the upcoming presidential election (Getty Images)

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Vice President Kamala Harris called GOP Ohio Sen JD Vance on Monday, July 15, leaving him a congratulatory voicemail after the Republican vice presidential pick didn’t answer the phone call, a Biden-Harris campaign official confirmed.

According to the New York Post, Harris, 59, made the call following former President Donald Trump's announcement on Truth Social that Vance, 39, would be his running mate.

In her voicemail, Harris congratulated Vance and said that “she hoped to see [Vance] at the CBS News debate,” the campaign official confirmed.

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Kamala Harris called JD Vance and left a voicemail of congratulations after Donald Trump's VP announcement (Getty Images)

Donald Trump announced JD Vance as his VP pick

The Joe Biden campaign has agreed to a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, although the Donald Trump camp is advocating for a debate on Fox News instead. The discussion over the debate format has been at a standstill since May when the two 2024 campaigns first outlined their terms for the face-off.

During their convention in Milwaukee, Republican National Committee delegates unanimously selected Vance as the GOP’s official vice presidential candidate. Harris "welcomed him to the race" and congratulated him on his selection, CNN reported. Should Trump and Vance be elected, the latter would become the second youngest vice president in American history.

DELAWARE, OH - APRIL 23: (L-R) J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, shakes ha
Kamala Harris, 59, made the call after former President Donald Trump announced JD Vance, 39, as his VP pick on Truth Social (Getty Images)

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator JD Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump penned on Truth Social.

“JD honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa Cum Laude, and is a Yale Law School Graduate, where he was Editor of The Yale Law Journal, and President of the Yale Law Veterans Association. JD’s book, ‘Hillbilly Elegy', became a major best seller and movie, as it championed the hardworking men and women of our Country,” the former president said.

“JD has had a very successful business career in Technology and Finance, and now, during the Campaign, will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond…”

Netizens react to Kamala Harris' congratulatory voicemail to JD Vance

The internet buzzed with reactions after Vice President Harris left a congratulatory voicemail for GOP Sen. Vance, the newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate. The responses ranged from curiosity to humor and skepticism.

A social media user tweeted, "He's been pretty busy today..."

Another said, "Lol I wonder what it said."

One tweeted, "Kamala is worried that JD Vance's beautiful Indian wife is going to out Indian her." 

"I'm sure the voicemail was just her cackling," another added. 

"She explained to him that there’s a president, and then there is a vice president. The vice president is like the president but not. Then she talked about unburdening or some sh*t like that," read a tweet. 

"Don’t fall for this “we are all the same and need to unite” crap from the socialists. They know that tactic benefits them," penned an individual.



 



 



 



 



 



 

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