Former President Trump phoned into NewsNation’s city corridor that includes his operating mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) Thursday night time to ask what he known as “quite an interesting” query.
“The answer should be easy. How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?” the previous president requested Vance and NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo.
Vance instantly responded with laughter earlier than telling the Republican nominee that he’s “very brilliant.”
“Well, first of all sir, you’re very brilliant. We both agree that it’s important to have very smart people running our government,” the vice presidential nominee mentioned.
He went on to inform a narrative about his spouse, Usha Vance, and Trump.
“One of my favorite moments with President Trump is, we were hosting an event forum near our home in Cincinnati a few months ago and, of course, my wife was a little bit nervous to really talk to the president of the United States, and he asked her, ‘what do you think about your husband being in public service?'” the Ohio Republican mentioned.
“She gives, if you know my wife, a very diplomatic answer,” he continued, earlier than giving Trump’s punchline: “Yeah, my wife hates it, too.”
Each Vance and Cuomo erupted in laughter as Usha was caught on digicam smiling.
The Ohio senator praised the dialog, which he mentioned, “broke the barrier.”
“It wasn’t the former president, it was just a person talking to my wife,” Vance mentioned.
“That ability to relate to anybody in any environment, I think that’s the true brilliance of Donald J. Trump,” he added.
Trump thanked his operating mate and instantly pivoted to ask about Vice President Harris’s city corridor on CNN earlier this week.
“How brilliant is Kamala?” the GOP presidential nominee requested, which was met with laughter from Vance.
“That’s a very tough one, sir” Vance mentioned, earlier than the previous president interjected to speak in regards to the election, now simply over per week away.
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