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Tim Walz poked fun at his Republican counterpart JD Vance over his bizarre couch-related scandal in his first speech since being named as Kamala Harris’s running mate.
Walz drew cheers and laughter from the crowd gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he referenced the Republican vice presidential nominee’s recent bashing online.
Vance was subject to ridicule after a parody post on X claimed that there was part of his best-selling book Hillbilly Elegy where the Ohio Senator admitted to having relations with a sofa.
The joke was exacerbated by a since-retracted fact-check article by The Associated Press titled “No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch,” which prompted a barrage of memes on social media.
Walz jumped on the bandwagon on Tuesday night, hitting out at Vance’s hypocrisy in his book and the resulting backlash online.
“Like all regular people I grew up with in the heartland, JD studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, and then wrote a bestseller trashing that community,” he said.
“That’s not what Middle America is. And I got to tell you. I can’t wait to debate the guy .. That is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up,” he added, drawing roars of laughter from supporters.
Source: independent.co.uk
