Republican VP candidate JD Vance visits Arizona as Election Day inches closer
Oct 22, 2024, 7:58 PM | Updated: Oct 23, 2024, 6:07 am
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PHOENIX — Donald Trump’s running mate, Republican vice president candidate Senator JD Vance, made another campaign pit stop in Peoria on Tuesday.
With just two weeks before the presidential election, candidates continue to flock to the state in the hopes of swaying voters. Vance held the rally at TYR Tactical before stopping in Tucson for another rally.
The VP hopeful spoke to the crowd about inflation and border security. He promised if he and Trump are elected that they would bring down higher prices while blaming Kamala Harris for the state of the economy.
“She cast the deciding vote on trillions of dollars of new spending and thanks to that decision Arizonans are paying $1,000 more per month to buy what they could’ve bought when Donald Trump was president. Thanks to Kamala Harris’ policies Arizona is dealing with one of the worst housing crises we’ve ever seen in this state,” Vance said.
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, is also scheduled to visit Arizona this weekend in the final days of the election as both parties vie for the state.
What are Trump’s plans for the economy and the border?
Vance spoke on how the Trump administration would fight against inflation by being “energy dominant.”
“We’re going to drill, baby drill. We’re going to stop printing money that we don’t have and that is going to make the American dream affordable for American citizens once again,” Vance said.
He said the high cost of fuel is what drives up prices on consumer goods and said that his priority would be for the country to produce its own oil.
Vance attacked Harris’ efforts on the border and said the Biden administration has allowed millions of people into the country and that it needs to stop when asked if he would revoke the statuses of asylum seekers.
“In Arizona schools right now, we’ve got thousands upon thousands of children who can’t even speak the native, the local language in Arizona. What does that do to the education of American children when their teachers aren’t teaching them, but they’re focused on kids who don’t have the legal right to be here?” Vance said.
During the rally Vance was asked if he was confident about the election process in Arizona and if he would accept the results moving forward.
He did not clearly answer the question but said he felt that we were in a better place than the 2020 election and encouraged people to get out and vote.