JD Vance Sparks Controversy Amid Trump Campaign

The Trump campaign says the former President will not commit to a debate until Vice President Harris is the official Democratic nominee. Also, JD Vance is facing growing backlash for comments he made about childless people in 2021. Former New York Rep. Max Rose and former advisor to George W. Bush and John McCain Mark McKinnon join Ana Cabrera to share their political analysis.

Senator JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice-presidential candidate and former President Donald J. Trump's newly minted running mate, defended his past comments criticizing Democrats, including the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. transportation secretary, as "childless cat ladies" made on Fox News in 2021 in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Vance argued his remarks, which drew backlash..

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel's relationship with Donald Trump turned ice-cold in 2022 when Trump excoriated Thiel on a private phone call over his unwillingness to support Trump's re-election bid. But Thiel is now warming to supporting the Republican ticket after Trump chose Thiel's political ally JD Vance as running mate. Thiel is more hopeful about a second Trump term, though remains noncommittal on endorsement and donations. Thiel previously supported Vance and Masters in 2022 Rep..