{"id":2321025,"date":"2024-08-08T08:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-comes-into-his-own-as-trump-attack-dog-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:58:50","slug":"vance-comes-into-his-own-as-trump-attack-dog-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-comes-into-his-own-as-trump-attack-dog-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance comes into his own as Trump attack dog &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-comes-into-his-own-as-trump-attack-dog-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is emerging as a prominent spokesperson for former\u2063 President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign. His recent solo press conference \u2063in Detroit and comments made during his encounter with \u2064Vice President Kamala Harris in\u200d Wisconsin have\u200c garnered praise from Republican strategists,\u200c who regard him as a strong communicator. Vance has \u200ceffectively\u200b adopted the role \u2064of \u200ban &#8220;attack dog,&#8221; a common strategy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">vice presidential candidates<\/a>, allowing Trump to \u2064maintain a more presidential demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s approach includes framing Trump&#8217;s \u2064controversial remarks about Harris \u2064as critiques of \u200bher\u2062 authenticity and\u2064 policy inconsistencies, rather than\u200b personal attacks. He criticized Harris for\u2062 not\u2062 being straightforward, suggesting \u2063she changes her positions\u2062 based on her audience. Vance also engaged with\u2062 the media, showcasing a combative yet witty style, \u2063reminiscent of past Republican figures. He pointed out Harris&#8217;s shortcomings regarding immigration and inflation, reinforcing the \u200bRepublican narrative\u2063 against her and \u2063the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vance&#8217;s recent \u2062performances \u200bindicate his \u200dgrowing confidence \u200band effectiveness as \u2064a \u2064key player in the Trump campaign, bridging \u2062traditional attack strategies \u2064with contemporary media engagement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance comes into his own as Trump attack dog<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1725538\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) is quickly finding his footing as a top messenger for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vance received high marks for his solo press conference in Detroit and remarks to reporters as he approached Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s plane at the airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Extremely solid extemporaneous political IQ here,&rdquo; Republican strategist Josh Holmes, a former adviser to Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HolmesJosh\/status\/1821251138538148293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on the social media website X. &ldquo;Vance has barrel of the bat swings going here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>National Review<\/em> editor Rich Lowry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/dont-look-now-but-j-d-is-doing-great-out-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>described<\/a> Vance as &ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;inarguably a good spokesman for the ticket, and he&rsquo;s shown it the last couple of days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<em>Pivot and attack, rinse and repeat<\/em>,&rdquo; Lowry continued (emphasis in the original). &ldquo;That&rsquo;s been the basic approach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t a fan of J.D. being the pick, but I like what I&rsquo;ve seen over the past week,&rdquo; a Republican operative told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vice presidential running mates are frequently deployed as attack dogs on the campaign trail, allowing the top of the ticket to remain presidential and above the fray. Republicans have especially had a long history with this, from Spiro Agnew to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sarah-palin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sarah Palin<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although a former president, Trump has seldom backed down from playing offense in order to appear presidential. Trump didn&rsquo;t seem to need any help in this area, nor did the mild-mannered <em>Hillbilly Elegy <\/em>author he tapped as running mate initially seem best equipped to play the attacker role.<\/p>\n<p>When Trump questioned how long Harris had identified as black while speaking to a conference of black journalists, Vance framed it as a broader attack on her authenticity amid a growing list of policy flip-flops.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I was not bothered at all by what President Trump said. And I didn&rsquo;t take it as an attack on Kamala Harris&rsquo;s biracial background at all,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;What I took it as was an attack on Kamala Harris being a chameleon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance repeated this in his press conference on Wednesday. &ldquo;What I took it as was an attack on Kamala Harris being a chameleon,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;She pretends to be one thing when she&rsquo;s in front of one audience. She pretends to be something else when she&rsquo;s in front of another audience.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think he was observing the basic foundational reality that Kamala Harris pretends to be something different, depending on which audience she&rsquo;s speaking to,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump used more alliteration in his famous nicknames, you could picture &ldquo;Kamala the Chameleon&rdquo; making the cut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, [Harris] has been able to hide this a little bit because, for the past couple of weeks, she only speaks in front of a teleprompter,&rdquo; Vance continued. &ldquo;She never gives unscripted remarks, and she&rsquo;s hidden from the American media and from the American people. But we know she&rsquo;s a chameleon. We know she&rsquo;s a person who promised to defund the police and now wants to pretend she&rsquo;s a tough prosecutor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance remained on this theme as he marched over to Harris&rsquo;s airplane when they shared a tarmac in Wisconsin. While he quipped he wanted to take a look at what he hoped would be his airplane next year, he also said, &ldquo;I also thought you guys may get lonely, because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">vice president doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t answer questions from reporters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sparring with the press has also been a Republican tradition dating back at least to Agnew. Vance didn&rsquo;t disappoint there, either. When told he is normally angry and asked what makes him happy, Vance shot back, &ldquo;Well, I smile at a lot of things, including bogus questions from the media, man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance has been reminding reporters that Harris did not fall out of a coconut tree but President Joe Biden&rsquo;s White House. &ldquo;She said that she would be our border czar, and yet, for 3 1\/2 years, we have an open border,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;She said that she would bring some common sense and lower inflation to our economic policies, and yet, she cast the deciding vote that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tale-of-two-depressions-the-forgotten-and-the-great\/\" title=\"A Tale of Two Depressions: The Forgotten and The Great\">raised interest rates<\/a>, raised home prices, and raised food prices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The freshman Ohio senator&rsquo;s dogged pursuit of Harris makes another statement, reminding voters that Trump has been president while Biden&rsquo;s vice president hasn&rsquo;t been elected to the office &mdash;&nbsp;at least not yet.<\/p>\n<p>Vance endured a tough news cycle and discouraging early poll numbers after he was announced last month at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Democrats and the media pounced, as the saying goes, on his &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-childless-cat-ladies-comment-taken-out-of-context-and-blown-up-by-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance says \u2018childless cat ladies\u2019 comment taken out of context and blown up by Democrats - Washington Examiner\">childless cat ladies&#038;rdquo<\/a>; comments.&nbsp;Intraparty rivals second-guessed the pick and asked who vetted Vance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Trump had any regrets, he didn&rsquo;t show them publicly. Instead, he has leaned into using Vance on the trail even more.<\/p>\n<p>Harris and her new running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), have responded in kind, making Vance a frequent target of their barbs. &#8203;&#8203;&rdquo;I can&rsquo;t wait to debate the guy,&rdquo; Walz said of Vance in his campaign rollout. &ldquo;That is, if he&rsquo;s willing to get off the couch and show up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1725538\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1725538\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is establishing himself as a key spokesperson for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign. He garnered praise for his solo press conference in Detroit and his comments to reporters while approaching Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s plane at the Eau Claire, Wisconsin airport. Republican strategist Josh Holmes, a former advisor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), noted Vance&#8217;s impressive political acumen on social media, stating he was making significant impacts. National Review editor Rich Lowry also commended Vance as an effective representative for the campaign, highlighting his consistent strategy of pivoting and attacking opponents.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republicans were initially skeptical about Vance being chosen as Trump&#8217;s running mate, recent performances have changed opinions. Traditionally, vice presidential candidates take on the role of attack dogs during campaigns to allow the main candidate to maintain a more presidential demeanor\u2014a tactic that has historical precedence within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a former president, Trump has not shied away from aggressive campaigning and often takes an offensive stance himself. When Trump questioned Harris\u2019s racial identity during remarks at a conference for Black journalists, Vance reframed it as criticism of her authenticity amid her shifting policy positions. He emphasized that he did not view Trump&#8217;s comments as an attack on Harris&#8217;s biracial background but rather as pointing out her inconsistency.<\/p>\n<p>Vance reiterated this perspective during his press conference by labeling Harris a &#8220;chameleon&#8221; who alters her persona based on her audience. He criticized her lack of unscripted interactions with the media and pointed out contradictions in her past statements regarding policing and economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>As he approached Harris\u2019s plane in Wisconsin, he made light-hearted comments while also emphasizing that she avoids answering questions from reporters\u2014continuing a long-standing Republican tradition of engaging with the press critically.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has been vocal about holding Harris accountable for various issues related to Biden\u2019s administration and their policies over the past few years. His relentless focus on attacking Harris serves not only to elevate his own profile but also reminds voters that Trump previously held office while Biden&#8217;s vice president is still seeking election.<\/p>\n<p>After facing scrutiny following controversial remarks made shortly after being announced at last month\u2019s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee\u2014where Democrats seized upon his &#8220;childless cat ladies&#8221; comment\u2014Vance has rebounded by becoming more prominent on the campaign trail alongside Trump despite initial doubts from some party members regarding his selection.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Vance&#8217;s rising visibility, both Vice President Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have targeted him with their criticisms; Walz even expressed eagerness to debate him if he shows up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2321026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24220522124521.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37519,5894,3634,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2321025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attack-dog","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24220522124521.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}