During a stop in a major swing state, JD Vance accused Kamala Harris of running a "copycat campaign."
In western Pennsylvania, truckers discussed EV mandates with Vance.
Ohio Senator JD Vance accused Vice President Kamala Harris of running a "copycat campaign" after her staff members disclosed that she was changing her stance on several crucial policies, including an electric vehicle mandate.
On Wednesday, Vance hosted a campaign event in Erie, Penn., where he discussed the American trucking industry, energy policy, and the economy.
The Republican accused Harris of wanting to increase the cost of diesel and gasoline while mandating electric vehicles for truckers nationwide.
In December 2021, Harris spearheaded the Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan, which aimed to achieve 50% electric vehicle sales by 2030. Furthermore, the Biden-Harris administration enacted a new environmental regulation in 2024, mandating that half of all new car and truck sales be electric.
On Tuesday, Harris campaign rapid response director Ammar Moussa wrote in a "fact check email" that the vice president does not support an electric vehicle mandate, despite her past push for more EV sales.
Vance stated to the audience that if you examine her campaign over the past week and a half, she appears to concur with Donald J. Trump on all matters. She is mimicking his approach.
Over the past several weeks, Harris' campaign staffers have announced that the vice president has altered her stance on several key issues, including fracking, an automatic weapons buyback program, border wall construction, and Medicare for all.
"Kamala Harris, our vice president, wants to become president and believes that we should put our truckers out of business by requiring them to learn computer code. However, Vance stated in Pennsylvania that forcing truckers to buy electric trucks instead of their current ones will worsen the inflation crisis."
The senator stated that a Trump-Vance administration would put an end to "job-killing regulations" such as the EV mandate.
American truckers are essential to our economy, he stated.
The Harris campaign spokesperson emphasized the differences between their policies and those of Trump in response to accusations of copying the latter's strategies.
"Unlike Trump and Vance, Harris supports abortion rights, cutting middle class taxes, and bringing Americans together, while opposing their Project 2025 agenda."
Vance's event in Pennsylvania is the campaign's latest battleground state stop, following his speech to rural voters in Big Rapids, Mich.
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