Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance reportedly admitted ― during a private fundraiser ― the negative effect the likely rise of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket has had on his and GOP nominee Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
President Joe Biden’s axing of his reelection bid earlier this month and endorsement of Harris was a “sucker punch” to the Trump-Vance campaign because Harris “does not have the same baggage” as Biden, Vance reportedly told donors in Minnesota, according to The Washington Post which obtained leaked audio of the comments.
“All of us were hit with a little bit of a political sucker punch,” Vance reportedly said. “The bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden, because whatever we might have to say, Kamala is a lot younger.”
Harris “is obviously not struggling in the same ways” as Biden, he added.
Vance’s reported comments in private, however, are at stark odds with his…