There was only one right answer when Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) fielded a question by former President Donald Trump during a town hall Thursday night in Detroit.
āHow brilliant is Donald J. Trump?ā the Republican nominee for president asked his running mate in a planned phone call during the town hall for undecided voters hosted by Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, as Mediaite reported.
After Vance, as well as the audience laughed, Cuomo interjected, āTake your time, think about it.ā
Vanceās answer? āOf course.ā
āWell, first of all, sir, this is supposed to be undecided voters. I would hope that I have your vote, of all people,ā Vance said. āBut hereāsā first of all, sir, of course, youāre very brilliant. And we both agree. We both agree that itās important to have smart people running the government.ā
Vance continued to praise Trump for his āability to relate to anybody in any environment.ā
He added, āThatās the true brilliance of Donald J. Trump.ā
Trump expressed his gratitude for Vanceās answer then asked about Vice President Kamala Harrisā intellect.
āThatās very nice, and I appreciate it,ā Trump said. āMaybe Iāll ask a second one. I watched, believe it or not, CNN last night. And in watching it, I watched the town hall with Kamala. Let me ask you for a second and it was not good. How brilliant is Kamala?ā
That question was not so easily answered.
āThatās a very tough one, sir,ā Vance said. āIām supposed to say somethingāā
āDonāt say it,ā Trump said.
Before ending the call, Trump claimed the Republican ticket is āleading by a landslideā in the polls.
