JD Vance slams the way ELITE Democrats dumped Biden in favor of Harris as a 'threat to democracy' at his first campaign event since becoming Donald Trump's running mate

Sen. J.D. Vance held his first solo run arena Monday aft being selected arsenic Donald Trump's moving mate and slammed elite Democrats for they measurement they catapulted Kamala Harris into nan moving for president.

He returned to his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, wherever he showed disconnected nan attack-dog style that won complete Trump.

He accused Harris of lying astir Biden's fittingness for nan occupation arsenic he sought to represent his statement arsenic nan statement of democracy. 

'The thought of selecting nan Democrat party's nominee because George Soros and Barack Obama and a mates of elite Democrats sewage successful a fume filled room and decided to propulsion Joe Biden overboard.... That is not really it works,' he said.

'That is simply a threat to populist ...not the Republican Party, which is fighting for populist each azygous day.'

Harris has been anointed successor to Joe Biden by statement leaders and powerfulness players ever since nan president stunned nan world by announcing he would not activity reelection connected Sunday. 

The move offers a gift to nan Trump run which has been many times attacked by Biden for imperiling American democracy.

Trump and his friends person been capable to impeach his opponents of staging a statement coup.

Vance, 39, portrayed Harris arsenic entitled and arrogant, and said he was disappointed he would now beryllium improbable to spell up against her successful nan vice statesmanlike debate.

'I was told I was going to get to statement Kamala Harris and now President Trump's going to get to statement her,' he said. 'I'm benignant of pissed disconnected astir that.' 

The Trump run plans to make nan astir of Vance's reliable upbringing successful Ohio and deploy him successful nan Rust Belt states that are cardinal to nan Democrats' way to nan White House. 

He echoed Republican onslaught lines and adverts that painted Harris arsenic enabler of Biden, erstwhile he was successful decline. 

'Kamala Harris lied astir it. My Senate Democratic colleagues lied astir it, nan media lied astir it,' he told nan crowd. 'Every azygous personification who saw Joe Biden knew that he wasn’t tin of doing nan job.'

He said he and Trump were grateful for nan chance to serve.

'If you want to lead this country, you should consciousness grateful for it. You should consciousness a consciousness of gratitude,' he said.

'And I ne'er perceive that gratitude travel done erstwhile I perceive to Kamala Harris.'  

Vance was named arsenic Trump's moving mate past week and appeared alongside nan erstwhile president astatine nan Republican normal and a rally successful Grand Rapids at nan weekend. 

He took nan shape connected Monday pinch his woman Usha. And he quickly demonstrated that he has picked up immoderate Trumpisms.

'It is truthful bully to beryllium backmost location for once, isn't it?' he said. 'We person an astonishing crowd here.

'We had hundreds of group extracurricular that couldn't moreover get in.'

Trump often exaggerates nan size of his audiences and often claims thousands of group are stuck extracurricular rally venues (as he did connected Saturday).

Vance's onslaught connected Harris shows really quickly he has had to pivot aft Biden announced he was dropping out.

'President Trump and I are fresh to prevention America, whoever's astatine nan apical of nan Democrat ticket,' he posted connected X Sunday. 'Bring it on.'