Vance says he doesn’t need ‘4 shots of vodka’ to do his job in slam on Harris

Vice President JD Vance said on a podcast Thursday that he doesn’t need alcohol to perform his vice presidential duties, and he feels there is more trust between him and the president than there was in previous administrations.

Vance was asked about his role as vice president in the Trump administration and how he is doing it differently from former Vice President Kamala Harris. He laughed and said he does not have “four shots of vodka before every meeting.” He added that Harris provided several “word salads” when answering questions and said he would need “the help of a lot of alcohol” to answer questions in the same vein that Harris did.

“I mean, look, man, I don’t know, my sense is, and this is a little bit of guesswork. Obviously, I don’t talk to Kamala Harris or Joe Biden very often, but my sense is that there wasn’t a level of trust between Biden and Harris,” Vance said on The Vince Show. “And so she was just less empowered to do her job, and luckily, I’m in a situation where the president trusts me, where if he asks me to do something, he believes it’s going to happen. And obviously, we’ll talk about it and check-in, but I feel empowered in a way that I think a lot of vice presidents haven’t been.”

Vance did not cite any proof to back up his knock about Harris’s alcohol consumption. However, some Republicans have pushed it as a talking point.

The vice president also addressed rumors that Harris did not showcase the vice presidential residence before he took office. Vance said he wanted his three children to visit the place before moving in. However, “for whatever reason,” his family was not allowed to visit, though he considered it “water under the bridge” and said his children loved their new home.

Vance then addressed recent comments by Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris’s 2024 running mate, in which the governor said he could “kick most of their a****” when referring to supporters of President Donald Trump. The vice president said he was “never physically intimidated” by Walz’s presence and dismissed concern about Walz’s presence in the political field’s future.

The vice president also argued that the Democratic Party has become very unpopular among male voters, forcing members to “posture and pretend” to be something they are not. Walz was an example Vance listed. He questioned, “Who goes on TV and says ‘I can beat up a large group of people’” and said he felt as if the governor does not know how to relate to voters.

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Vance’s prominence and active role in the Trump administration has raised speculation that he could run for president in 2028. Tucker Carlson, who is among those who have suggested this, cited how Vance has been “a powerful partner for Trump” and there are currently no other viable candidates.

The Washington Examiner contacted Harris’s office for comment.