Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance plans to return to Wisconsin for the third week in a row Tuesday for a press conference in Kenosha focused on crime.
The Trump campaign said Vance will appear with Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde, Janesville Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil and Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner around noon CT.
The trip would be Vance’s third to Wisconsin in as many weeks and comes as he continues to shadow visits from Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Vance spoke to reporters in Eau Claire last week as Harris and Walz rallied just miles up the road. And he delivered remarks on crime and immigration Friday at the Milwaukee Police Association, which endorsed the Trump-Vance ticket.
Harris and Walz plan to hold a rally at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon. The rally comes on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago — a signal the campaign continues to put a focus on Wisconsin.
Vance’s Tuesday press conference will focus on crime, the campaign said. It’ll be the first time he appears alongside other elected officials or candidates in the state. Hovde, the Republican Senate candidate, is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a closely watched race.
“President Trump and JD Vance will fight to ease the financial pressures placed on households and re-establish law and order in Wisconsin!” the Trump campaign said Saturday. “We can Make America Great Again by tackling lawlessness head-on, ceasing the endless flow of illegal immigrants across our southern border, and reversing the detrimental effects of inflation by restoring people’s wealth.”
The Trump campaign said Vance will speak on “crime and safety” in Howell, Michigan, later Tuesday.
In a statement on Vance’s planned visit, the Harris campaign attacked Trump’s economic plans.
“Wisconsinites can’t afford Donald Trump and JD Vance’s backward economic policies that benefit the wealthy at the expense of our families, and to defeat them we need to come together to elect Vice President Harris, the only candidate committed to making sure families don’t just get by, but get ahead,” said Kristi Johnston, a campaign spokesperson in Wisconsin.
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