Republican VP nominee JD Vance recently stated that tasking Vice President Kamala Harris with reining in inflation would be equivalent to putting notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein in charge of anti-human trafficking and accused the Democratic candidate of “doubling down” on the failed policies of the current administration via NY Post.
Harris unveiled a suit of economic policies on Friday aimed at shoring up her standing with voters who blame the Biden-Harris administration for a spike in the cost of living.
“Giving Kamala Harris control over inflation policy, Shannon, it’s like giving Jeffrey Epstein control over human trafficking policy. The American people are much smarter than that,” Vance, 40, told “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream.
“They don’t buy the idea that Kamala Harris represents a fresh start. She is more of the same. It is doubling down on the failed policies of the [current] administration,” he added.
Polls generally display that former President Donald Trump, 78, retaining his edge with voters on the economy against Harris, similar to his longstanding polling advantage over President Biden, 81, on kitchen table issues.
Harris recently outlined a few proposals to combat rising prices that have vexed working-class families across the country. This included a national ban on so-called “price-gouging,” a $25,000 tax credit for first-time home purchasers, a beefed-up $6,000 child tax credit, and more.
Some economists described the “price-gouging” proposal her campaign laid out as akin to price control.
“Our message is going to be very simple. If you want to get back to the peace and prosperity, the rising take-home pay, Donald Trump delivered it once and he can do it again,” Vance argued.
“If you want to double down on the failed policies that have delivered higher food prices and higher housing prices, well, Kamala Harris has been vice president for three and a half years, and I guarantee she’s going to make the problem worse,” he continued.
Since Harris catapulted to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden dropped out on July 21, the race has dramatically tightened, according to a litany of polls.
