GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a faith rally in Waukesha said Kamala Harris is the candidate of “anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry.”
“Why is it that Kamala Harris seems to think that Christians are a bigger threat to this country than the Mexican drug cartels that she has let run rampant all over this country?” Vance said Sunday. “It’s a disgrace.”
Vance said Donald Trump, meanwhile, is the candidate of “defending your First Amendment right to practice your faith however you want to.”
Vance took questions from reporters and said it’s “interesting” Dems are attacking Green Party candidate Jill Stein while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. remains on the ballot in Wisconsin, as well as 32 other states.
“They’re trying to keep Bobby Kennedy on the ballot even though Bobby Kennedy has already endorsed Donald J. Trump,” Vance said. “If they’re worried about spoilers, they ought to look in the mirror. Because Bobby Kennedy had a hell of a lot more support than Jill Stein ever did and they’re trying to prevent him from getting off the ballot.”
Vance added he “obviously” doesn’t think Stein will get a lot of votes. Many Dems blame Stein for being a spoiler in 2016 when Trump beat Hillary Clinton.
“The best person to vote for is Donald J. Trump and the second-best person to vote for is anybody not named Kamala Harris,” Vance said.
Vance also encouraged Republicans to vote absentee, amid a statewide push by the party to turn out early votes.
“If the Democrats are going to use every method of voting possible, then the Republicans, we’ve got to do it too,” Vance said. We’ve got to take advantage of the options that are given to us.”
Before his stop in Waukesha, Vance was in Green Bay, where he mingled with Packers fans and drank beer at a bar.
Ahead of Vance’s speech in Waukesha, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and local Waukesha leaders spoke at a canvass luncheon to caution against a second term for Trump.
“In 16 days, Waukesha voters will determine our future – whether women in the United States have more reproductive freedom, whether families are able to afford health care and our democracy is protected, or whether Trump will be granted unrestrained power to control our daily lives,” Rodriguez said.
It was Vance’s sixth trip to Wisconsin since he was formally nominated for vice president at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.