The Harris campaign trolled JD Vance after he reportedly turned him down from a restaurant that previously hosted Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Republican VP candidate JD Vance was going to stop at the fine Pittsburgh restaurant Primanti Bros. on Saturday, but when the campaign arrived, there were no cameras and the restaurant didn’t want to be part of a “campaign event,” so Vance shook hands. in the parking lot.
“JD Vance was going to stop at Primanti Bros near Pittsburgh… but when he got there, the campaign was told there were no cameras & the restaurant didn’t want to be part of the “campaign event”.
Vance finally shook hands outside the parking lot.
They have this event in Monroeville, PA,” NBC reporter Doug Adams shared on X.
The handshake in the parking lot gave Rudy Giuliani at the press conference Four Seasons Total Landscaping energy, which may be suitable for the Republican ticket with Donald Trump above.
But it got even more awkward as the Primanti Bros. hosted Kamala Harris and Tim Walzvisit through which the Harris campaign cheerfully trolled the Republican ticket by posting above the reporter’s tweet.
The joy happened in Moon Township on August 18, 2024, during the Harris-Walz bus tour of Pennsylvania:
Nothing can stop Primanti Bros https://t.co/OvpcYLIO69 pic.twitter.com/lfYzVzgF6Y
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 29, 2024
Lest anyone think Vance was kicked out of the restaurant, CEO Adam Golomb said without prior notice, the staff was confused at first, but Vance and his team were welcomed into the restaurant and engaged guests inside and on the property.
His full statement:
Primanti is proud to be a staple of the Pittsburgh community and a proud American business that has served presidents, politicians, and political candidates from across the spectrum for more than 90 years. Our doors are open to all customers who want to dine with us. Without prior notice, today’s campaign halt caused some momentary confusion for our staff. However, Senator Vance and his team were welcomed to our restaurant shortly after and engaged with our guests inside and on the property. Senator Vance’s supporter comments that our manager is a little nervous because the secret service, the police and the crowd are accurately describing what happened, but we are happy that it was resolved quickly.
However, Allegheny County Republican Party Chairman Sam DeMarco said Vance’s visit was spontaneous, but reportedly said “the manager wouldn’t let Vance in at first and even threatened to call the police.”
“Senator Vance was really rejected today,” DeMarco said.
The restaurant manager, a woman, reportedly wouldn’t let Vance out of the car, even though the restaurant was told two hours before the Republican Senator was expected.
This upset Republicans who began posting on social media that Vance was not allowed to enter and his supporters who were there to meet him canceled the order.
.@primantibros refused to let go @JDVance to a restaurant full of customers waiting to greet them. They all paid for their drinks, canceled their food orders and left after hearing that the VP candidate was not accepted. Here is the answer #Trump2024Vance #Republican Party #GOP pic.twitter.com/JsggvQiuhu
— Anissa Zappala (@anissa_zappala) September 28, 2024
Vance tries to be a good sport about it all, and seems to have signed in to pay for the food and leave a nice tip. It seems to be some kind of misunderstanding, but the failed PR landed on top of Vance’s trail of strange food-related campaign stops.
The Republican’s visit to the donut shop was ridiculed by comedians and the general public for being confusing, starting with Vance awkwardly thanking the workers for letting him in to the worker behind the counter so he wouldn’t be on film. This is followed by Vance making fun small talk like someone giving these words to a robot and they just spit it out randomly.
Another way to look at it is: Ron DeSantis run so JD Vance can run.
But in this case, JD gets points for not making a big deal out of it and the CEO of the restaurant has tried to explain it as an accident. Still, the constant haze among people follows Vance like a curse, highlighted by Tim Harris sharing a video of the restaurant’s joy.
Indeed, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz made it easy, and made the campaign easier. However, the secret to success is that they are passionate about others. Really ver
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