US Elections 2024: JD Vance Calls Kamala Harris ‘Michael Jordan Who Says Few Words, But Says Lots’ – Here’s Why

Senator from Ohio JD Vance expressed sharp criticism of the vice president Kamala Harrispublic speaking style and the Democratic Party’s stance on free speech during a recent interview with podcast host Joe Rogan.

Vanceformer President Donald Trump’s running mate US electionscompared Harriscommunications approach to “talking in circles” and accused Democratic Party leaders of preferring censorship to silence opposition voices.

Vance on Kamala Harris’ speaking style

In an interview published Thursday, Vance expressed disappointment about Harrisspeeches, describing them as verbose but lacking in substance. “I give a lot of speeches, so there’s actually a skill to it,” Vance said, suggesting that Harris’s speeches exhibit an extreme version of verbosity. “I think she’s a Michael Jordan who uses as many words as possible to say as little as possible. She actually has a certain gift,” he added.

He noted that Harris’ communications often leave audiences questioning her message. “You listen to her talk,” he elaborated, “and you know you put a hundred, 200 words into it, you put 500 words into it and you think, ‘What the hell did she just say?’ She didn’t say anything.”

Comments on Harris’s approach to politics

Vance also argued with HarrisTrump’s stance on fairness and opposition, referring to her comments about Donald Trump potentially targeting political rivals if re-elected. Harris’ statements contrast with her record of “actively bragging” about prosecuting political opponents, Vance said. Vance suggested that Harris was projecting her own methods onto Trump, arguing: “She’ll come out and say that if Donald Trump becomes president, he’s going to arrest his political opponents, even though he was already president and didn’t do that. “

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Freedom of speech and democratic policies regarding censorship

The conversation turned to freedom of speech when Vance criticized the Democratic Party’s perceived comfort with censoring dissent. “We are not trying to censor our fellow Americans,” he said. “We will attack Kamala for her policies or her ideas, but we are not trying to say, ‘You should be silenced because you don’t agree with us.’

Vance called this penchant for censorship “anathema” to his beliefs and attributed it to Democratic leadership. He argued that the current direction of the party involves growing acceptance of the silencing of opinions, a trend he called troubling for American democracy.

Vance discusses restrictions on free speech

Continuing the theme of free speech, Vance said, “If you say that an 11-year-old shouldn’t be given gender-reassignment drugs, that, in the view of a large portion of the left, is hate speech,” pointing to the difficulty in defining hate. speech.

Personal history and comparison with Harris

In a humorous comparison Vance to emphasize his point, he spoke about his experience with his young son. He described making an Oreo cake with his four-year-old son, only to discover that half the Oreos were missing. When questioned, his son deflected, saying, “I didn’t eat the Oreo cookies, you did.” Vance compared these avoidance tactics to what he sees as Harris’ approach to tackling critical issues. “That’s it, what Kamala Harris lies,” he said.