The Tucker Carlson-JD Vance talk was a huge success… but the thousands in attendance experienced massive delays because there were only eight metal detectors to screen 6,000 people.
Saturday’s event in Hershey, Pennsylvania, drew a capacity crowd, which listened to the former Fox News host and Republican vice presidential candidate as he spoke about the 2024 election and the state of modern America.
But the 8 p.m. event at the city’s Giant Center didn’t start until 10 p.m. due to security delays following two assassination attempts on Donald Trump last summer.
Some attendees expressed their frustrations on social media.
“JD Vance and Tucker Carlson will say the delay was due to crowds, but in reality it was because someone decided there could only be eight metal detectors for a crowd of 6,000,” said a user of “X,” formerly on Twitter.
“Tucker Carlson and JD Vance are two hours behind due to abysmal security logistics. This is the worst night in American history,” posted another.
Another noted, “Tucker Carlson and JD Vance at Giant Center were delayed due to malfunctioning magnetometers.
“Tucker Carlson just arrived so the show is definitely delayed,” the user added.
Nearly 6,000 event attendees wait outside as the interview between Tucker Carlson and JD Vance was delayed two hours over claims there were only eight metal detectors to screen everyone
Vance is pictured walking onto the stage at the Giant Center to greet Carlson. Broadcast media was only allowed to film the first few minutes of the event
Many guests praised the show itself. The broadcast media was only allowed to film the first few minutes of the event.
Vance stressed that the polls were skewed in favor of liberals and criticized modern American lawmakers for being out of touch with ordinary citizens.
During the conversation, the two laughed at each other and poked fun at their career paths, agreeing that they “don’t even know what they do for a living right now.”
Vance then called Americans “paupers in their own country” and blamed the current administration for high interest rates, which made it “far too expensive” to own real estate.
The U.S. senator from Ohio also claimed that the polls are misleading. He pointed to an inconsistency in Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign polls, which predicted the former president would lose Wisconsin by 17 points, a state he later won.
“Even with these ideas, the polls are fundamentally biased, you have to reach the right people to actually get an accurate poll,” he said.
When Carlson asked the Republican candidate about his campaign’s current position based on recent polls — which Carlson said are “designed to mislead” — Vance responded confidently that his party “will win.”
“You can’t get depressed and give up on your country, you have to go out and vote because if you do that, we’re going to win. So go out and vote and we’re going to win,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Vance appeared at the Berks County Fairgrounds in Leesport, where he was greeted by a sea of red and blue Trump-Vance banners, before verbally abusing Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Earlier in the day, Vance appeared at the Berks County Fairgrounds, where he was greeted by a sea of red and blue Trump-Vance faces, after which he verbally abused Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris
In his piece on the economy, the vice presidential candidate shared his experience from earlier in the day, when he was walking through a Pennsylvania supermarket and noticed the “way too high” prices
He then mocked Harris’ record and tried to convince event attendees why they didn’t want Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, in the White House.
“On November 5th, the American people, the people of Pennsylvania, are going to send the message that Harris is being fired and Trump is coming back,” he said.
The vice presidential nominee continued to focus on what he called Harris’ shortcomings, rather than his plans if he were elected.
In his attack on Harris, Vance focused primarily on two areas: the economy and the southern border.
In his piece on the economy, the vice presidential candidate shared his experience from earlier in the day, when he was scouring a Pennsylvania supermarket and noticed the “way too high” prices.
He explained that the price of a dozen eggs has risen to nearly $4, while the price of eggs when Trump was president was about $1.50.
He expanded on that sentiment, adding that “the price of ground beef dropped from just under $4 a pound to $6 a pound because Harris had the tie-breaking vote” on what he called the “Inflation Explosion Act.”
“She says she’s going to tackle the affordability crisis facing American families from day one.”
Vance added: “Kamala, Day 1 was 1,400 days ago. What have you been doing all this time? Stop talking about what you’re going to do and go out and do it.”
The US inflation rate was 2.5 percent at the end of August 2024, the lowest level since February 2021. the morning call defeated.
The highly anticipated event, taking place at the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, marks the Republican vice presidential nominee’s first trip to the midstate after previous visits to the Philadelphia area.
According to Vance, it’s not just food prices that are too high, ‘everything is more expensive and people can’t afford to have their basic needs met because of Harris’ policies’
Carlson’s visit is part of a nationwide tour featuring conservative guests including Donald Trump Jr., Glenn Beck and Marjorie Taylor Greene
When President Biden and Harris were sworn in, the percentage was 1.4 percent.
According to Vance, it’s not just grocery prices that are too high, “everything is more expensive and people can’t get their basic needs met because of Harris’ policies.”
Vance also blamed Biden and Harris’ border policies for drug trafficking from Mexico.
Ahead of his visit to Hershey, Onotse Omoyeni, Pennsylvania Rapid Response Director for Harris for President, issued the following statement.
‘JD Vance comes to Pennsylvania as Republicans across the state voice their support for Vice President Harris, including more than a dozen former senior national security officials who know Trump and know he is unfit to serve as commander in chief.
“Democrats, Republicans and independents across Pennsylvania support Vice President Harris because she will move our country forward, and they are ready to put an end to the extreme policies of Trump and Vance,” the statement concluded.
Carlson’s visit is part of a nationwide tour featuring conservative guests including Donald Trump Jr., Glenn Beck and Marjorie Taylor Greene.