Vice Presidential Republican Nominee JD Vance makes campaign stop in Wilmington
"The very simple reason they went on strike is because the dollar doesn't go as far as it did three and a half years ago."
NEW HANOVER (WWAY)– With 19 days left until the November general election, both presidential campaigns are heating up. Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance made a campaign stop in Wilmington to deliver remarks to voters.
“It is great to be [here], my friends, in Wilmington, North Carolina,” Senator Vance exclaimed.
During his remarks, he threw shots at Vice President Harris’s campaign about her political policies. He encouraged voters to go out and “swamp vote” in this year’s presidential election for those who didn’t want Harris in office.
“Take yourself and take nine family and friends with you. That’s what I want you to do,” Senator Vance said.
By the end of his remarks, WWAY’s Keelin Berrian had the chance to ask him questions. The first question was on getting Longshoremen a permanent and acceptable Master Contract.
“The very simple reason they went on strike is because the dollar doesn’t go as far as it did three and a half years ago. But I think we can have technological innovation while protecting the wages of our workers, whether that’s at our ports or our manufacturing facility. As a matter of fact, when we have an innovative economy to lead to higher wages and higher take-home pay for our workers,” Vance said.
We also asked him about flood issues in the Wilmington area.
“Look, when you have a crisis like what happened in Western North Carolina, and as this part of the state has been affected by the state, as you say too, you got so many bureaucratic agencies, one of the things you got to do is have a leader who is saying all of you are empowered to save lives and rescue people. Go out and cut out the red tape,” Vance said.
However, some questions didn’t go well with Republican supporters, such as, whether Senator Vance would admit Former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.
Reporter: “The 2020 election results, you’ve been asked that on the debate stage with Walz and again in the New York Times interview and by other reporters.”
Vance: “I answered this question a million times. When I ran for Senate for the 2022 Republican Primary. I answered this question in the 2022 general election.”
At the end of the night, supporters spoke with WWAY about what they thought of Senator Vance’s remarks.
“I think this country has a great future if we elect Trump. I’m not sure how I would feel if Kamala got in,” said Parker Cole.
“Women are concerned about our safety, our safety with our children, our future,” said Karen B.
Vance also took a question on whether former President Trump still supports Mark Robinson for governor. Without commenting much about Robinson, Vance says his focus is on Trump winning North Carolina’s electoral votes in the presidential race.
In response to Vance’s visit, the Harris-Walz campaign held a virtual news conference Wednesday with Navy Veteran and former GOP staffer Ian Appling, Wilmington City Councilwoman Salette Andrews, and former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh.
“Following Trump’s violent rhetoric, his handpicked candidate for governor here in North Carolina Mark Robinson has said that ‘some folks need killing.’ The stakes of this election are extremely high,” Andrews said.
“Vice President Harris and I do not agree on everything, but we agree that we must all fight for our democracy and that no president should have unchecked power,” Walsh added.
