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Welcoming JD Vance and the Campaign Trail Grind
from Sen. JD Vance | The Tim Dillon Show #414 · #414
3 min
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Tim opens with a mock-sincere interview intro to JD Vance, joking about their similar accomplishments, then Vance describes the exhausting but energizing pace of campaigning across states in a used Subaru, bringing his kids to the Madison Square Garden rally, and a story about his son telling Don Jr. that Trump is better looking.
- Tim opens by comparing himself and JD Vance as similar age with similar accomplishments, then admits he pretended to read Vance's book.
- JD describes the campaign trail as the craziest experience of his life, driving around in a used Subaru with staff.
- High school friends joined the campaign and they hit Dallas, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, and Ohio in two and a half days.
- JD says he doesn't sleep as much but runs on adrenaline, fueled by crowds and people he meets.
- They have three kids—seven, four, and two—and are making the campaign a family affair with Trump's Madison Square Garden rally coming up.
- His seven-year-old son is really into Trump despite never meeting him and wants to attend the MSG rally.
- Don Jr. asked JD's son who looks better—him or his dad—and the kid said definitely the real Donald Trump.
- JD called President Trump to tell him the story and Trump found it amusing.
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