JD Vance ‘didn’t hear’ racist comments at Trump rally, urges early voting and more from Wausau, Racine rallies

The day after donald trump hosted what Some critics are calling it a “racist” rally in New Yorkhis running mate JD Vance made a definitive stand in Wisconsin and encouraged voters to go to the polls.

Sunday’s event, held at Madison Square Garden, was billed as the launch of Trump’s final stand heading into the final seven days before Election Day. But some of the special guests invited to speak made comments that even the Trump campaign denied.

Vance turned to the swing state of Wisconsin after the meeting. He first stopped in Wausau to deliver remarks to supporters at an airplane hanger in the early afternoon, then made his way to Racine in the early evening and spoke to a crowd of about 600 people.

Here’s what you need to know about his visits to Wausau and Racine.

Vance did not ‘hear’ any racist comments at Trump’s rally in New York

Vance spoke about it in Wausau Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden in New York Cityand called it a “celebration of America,” despite other Republicans calling out the outwardly racist comments and jokes made during the six-hour run.

Sunday’s event kicked off with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, This is evident from a report by Politico who called Puerto Rico a “floating pile of trash in the middle of the ocean.”

“I didn’t see the joke,” he said, despite attending the meeting. “I’m not going to comment on the details of the joke, but I think we need to stop getting so offended about every little thing in the United States of America. I’m just so over it.”

Vance criticized the opposition to the meeting, which was characterized by some as a World War II Nazi rally.

“I honestly think it’s funny that Kamala Harris thinks the men who stormed the beach in Omaha would want that taxpayer-funded gender transition operations for illegal aliens. That’s why those guys stormed the beaches of Normandy, because they wanted to open the American southern border,” he said.

“That’s not what they wanted at all. They wanted common sense. They wanted freedom. They wanted liberty. They wanted someone who would protect the Constitution.”

Trump also targeted immigrants during his rally in New York City, promising to root out the “enemy within,” Politico reported. Trump called for the death penalty for migrants who kill a U.S. citizen or law enforcement officer.

While Vance also targeted immigrants on Monday, repeating the oft-used claim that they are taking jobs and homes from American citizens, he sought to soften the heat generated by the weekend rally.

“Our country was built by frontiersmen who conquered the wilderness, we will not restore the greatness of American civilization if we are offended by every little thing,” he said. “Let’s have a sense of humor, have a little fun, and go win in eight days.”

At the end of the rally, Vance was asked about the tone of Sunday’s rally and whether he had any concerns heading into the final days of the campaign. When asked about the racist jokes, Vance waved it away.

Vance on Trump’s ‘plan’ for mass deportation of illegal immigrants

Johnson said this on Friday Mass deportations will not happen under the Trump administration.

“There will be no mass deportation of ten million people,” Johnson said on Friday. “That won’t be the case.”

Johnson said Republicans need to be “realistic” about those who are undocumented but have committed no other crimes. His comments come in direct conflict with the Trump campaign.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked Vance in Racine if he agreed with Johnson, but he did not answer the question directly. He did say that he had spoken to Johnson about not deporting millions of undocumented immigrants.

“We need to stop the massive influx of illegal immigration in the first place, and you do that by building the wall, redoing deportations and ending Kamala Harris’ ridiculous catch and release policy,” Vance said.

He went on to say that the violent criminal migrants should be deported, but that if Trump returns to power, others will also be deported.

“You cannot argue with the claim that anyone who came here illegally should be allowed to remain in the United States of America,” Vance said. “If you do that, you have no real boundary. So yes, we are going to deport people who came to the United States illegally. We have to, or the American people will suffer.”

Vance said it should be harder for undocumented immigrants to work in the country.

“We want legal residents and citizens working in this country, not illegal labor,” Vance said, adding that he has spoken with local law enforcement agencies that want to work with the federal government on immigration issues. “We are empowering our law enforcement agencies to do their jobs and make it harder for illegal aliens to work in this country. I think this would go a long way to solving the immigration problem.”

‘They have to come in the right direction’

In addition to violent migrants, Vance also spoke about other perceived problems he sees with the influx of undocumented immigrants during his campaign stop in Racine.

“We don’t talk about the fact that we often welcome people into this country who don’t speak the native language,” Vance said.

Vance also blamed illegal immigrants for emergency room wait times “skyrocketing.”

“I don’t blame anyone for wanting to come to the United States of America,” he said. “But first and foremost, they have to get moving in the right direction.”

In Wausau, Vance says he has “a good feeling” about Wisconsin

Vance gathered voters at the Central Wisconsin Airport just outside Wausau, where he said he sees Trump winning the state next week.

“I feel really good about where we are right now, but knock on wood because I’m a little superstitious,” he said. “But I think the path that we’re actually going to be on is going to have us win Wisconsin, win Michigan, win Pennsylvania and really bring this country back in a big way.”

He encouraged attendees to “vote ten times” by going to the polling station with nine other people.

“We have to make sure we undermine the vote because if we don’t, we’re going to have Kamala Harris as president of the United States,” he said. “And I don’t want to have a four-year nightmare for the United States of America. I want to return to the peace and prosperity of Donald J. Trump.”

Vance also encouraged his supporters to vote early if possible. Early voting began in the state last Tuesday, and so far polling locations have seen an influx of people looking to get their ballots filled out early.

Since last FridayMore than 292,000 people had voted, an increase of almost 40% compared to 2020.

Senator Ron Johnson calls for Kaul’s impeachment

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson was with Vance in Wausau and opened his speech by criticizing Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul for investigates Wausau Mayor Doug Diny for removing a ballot box.

“This is the action of jackbooted thugs,” Johnson said of Kaul’s office.

Johnson went further to say that Kaul is going too far in his investigation of former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis, who was involved in Wisconsin’s 2020 Fake Voter Program.

Johnson said Kaul’s office is trying to “put Troupis in jail and impoverish him.”

Johnson then called on state Rep. Cory Tomczyk, R-Mosinee, and others in the General Assembly to “impeach Josh Kaul.”

Tomczyk said Diny is “in the liberals’ crosshairs” and compared this particular investigation to the John Doe investigation into former Governor Scott Walker almost 10 years ago.

“We no longer live in the country we had 25 years ago,” Tomczyk said. “If we don’t get this right on November 5, we may never see the country we once knew and loved again.”

Tomczyk’s speech turned dark as he talked about investigations by the attorney general’s office and Trump adding, “The next step could be us.”

Harris, Trump campaigns are expected to make several appearances in Wisconsin this week

Both presidential candidates are expected to make several appearances in Wisconsin over the next eight days leading up to November 5.

Harris will appear at Ashes on Wednesday Go to the voting meeting in Madisonwith musicians such as Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams, Remi Wolf and members of The National.

Harris’s running mate Tim Walz made a stop in Waukesha Monday morningand was expected to appear in Manitowoc in the evening.

Trump will hold his ground a meeting in Green Bay Wednesdaywho appears alongside Packers legend Brett Favre. He will hold on too a meeting at the Fiserv Forum Friday.

Laura Schulte can be reached at [email protected] and at @SchulteLaura.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Immigration, early voting and more from Vance’s visit to Wisconsin