Trump Calling JD Vance Weird >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK WITH CNN'S KAITLAN COLLINS.
THERE'S BEEN LITTLE INDICATIONS TRUMP IS NOT THRILLED WITH
J.D. VANCE, OKAY? BUT J.D. VANCE IS OUT DOING A
LOT MORE PRESS THAN DONALD TRUMP'S RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, LIKE, DO HEAR WHY THAT MIGHT BE?
ARE THEY JUST SHOVING HIM OUT THERE AND SAYING YOU WALK INTO
THOSE ROTATING BLADES. THERE'S SO MUCH MOMENTUM ON THE
DEMOCRATIC SIDE THAT IT'S A BIT OF A FOOLS ERRANT TO TRY TO
BLUNT IT. >> Kaitlan: YOU'RE SEEING
J.D. VANCE SINGLE-HANDEDLY TRYING TO TAKE THE HEADLINES
BACK. IT'S UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY FOR
DONALD TRUMP OR HE IS NOT IN THE HEADLIGHTS.
I WATCHED THE INTERVIEW YOU DID WITH ABBY PHILLIP WHEN SHE WAS
HERE, YOU PREDICTED THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
THIS BUT I DID MY RESEARCH AND YOU PREDICTED THAT IF HARRIS
BECAME THE NOMINEE, THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM
BEHIND HER. THAT DONALD TRUMP WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO BREAK INTO THE HEADLINES AND THAT'S WHERE HE IS RIGHT
NOW. >> Stephen: RIGHT, HE'S ALWAYS
BEEN ABLE TO GRAB A NEW CYCLE AND HE CAN'T.
HE'S TRIED A COUPLE CRAZY STATEMENTS LATELY.
BUT PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET. >> Kaitlan: HE IS SEEING
SOMEONE WITH ENTHUSIASM AND CROWDS, IT'S REALLY UPSET
HIM IN A WAY, I HAVE COVERED HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SPEAK TO HIM REGULARLY.
HE DOESN'T KNOW REALLY HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
MAYBE HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AND HIS ADVISORS ARE CONFIDENT HE
WILL. BUT IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR HI
HIM. SO SENATOR VANCE HAS BEEN OUT
THERE. HE HAD MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS
YESTERDAY ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS. ANSWERING QUESTIONS MORE ABOUT
HIS OWN PAST REMARKS THAN REALLY ANYTHING WITH THEY ARE DOING A
CONCERT POLICY WHICH THEY'D RATHER BE TALKING ABOUT.
THERE WAS A QUOTE IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THAT TRUMP
TOLD DONORS "THEY ARE NOT CALLING ME WEIRD.
THEY ARE CALLING J.D. VANCE WEIRD."
>> Stephen: HE'S ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK.
ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK. SO HE CAN FIND IT.
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS REPORTED ON Trumps Playbook TRUMP SO MUCH, FOR THOSE OF US
WHO ARE OBSERVERS, WHAT IS IT YOU HAVE TO GIVE IN MIND WHEN
YOU'RE COVERING TRUMP? WHAT ARE YOU KEEPING IN MIND AS
YOU TALK ABOUT HIM THAT THOSE OF US WHO HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF
TIME AROUND HIS PEOPLE? >> Kaitlan: WHEN YOU HAVE
COVERED TRUMP FOR A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW HIS PLAYBOOK.
IT DOESN'T VARY THAT MUCH. IT'S BEEN THE SAME SINCE HE WAS
A NEW YORKER AND CALLING INTO THE TABLOIDS UNDER A DIFFERENT
NAME AND PUSHING GOOD PRESS ABOUT HIMSELF.
THAT HAS BEEN DEEPLY INFORMATIVE.
THAT'S WHY THE NEW YORK REPORTER SYSTEM OF THE BEST REPORTERS
COVERING TRUMP BECAUSE OF MAGGIE HABERMAN AND OTHERS KNOW HIS
TRICKS. I THINK THE LONGER YOU COVER
HIM, THE BETTER YOU ARE AT IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW HE'S GOING TO
SAY, WHAT IS GOING TO DO. WATCHING WHAT HE SAID ABOUT
HARRIS, QUESTIONING HER RACE AT HER IDENTITY AND IT'S COMPLETELY
PROTECTABLE. AND IS FAMILIAR TO HIM.
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND, YOU KIND OF GO AT COVERING
HIM AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET PROBABLY.
YOU'LL BE SURPRISED BUT NEVER SHOCKED.
>> Stephen: THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD, YES.
OR SHOCKED THAT YOU ARE STILL SURPRISED.
[APPLAUSE] BIG SHIFT IN THE POLLS IN THE
LAST THREE WEEKS. Polls CLEARLY THE TREND ISN'T HARRIS'
DIRECTION BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY POLLS, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR,
HAVE BEEN OFF A LOT. HOW MUCH FAITH DO YOU HAVE IN
POLLS? ARE THE POLLS WORTH LISTENING TO
AT ALL? >> Kaitlan: I DON'T THINK YOU
SHOULD BET YOUR MORTGAGE OR YOUR HOUSE ON POLLS BUT THEY ARE
PRETTY POWERFUL. I TALKED TO A LOT OF POLLSTERS
AND WHAT THEIR IDEOLOGY IS. >> Stephen: POLLSTERS SAY THAT
POLLSTERS ARE A VALUABLE? THAT'S FASCINATING.
THEY SHOULD KEEP THEIR JOBS? >> Kaitlan: THEY PUT A LOT OF
EFFORT INTO IT AND YOU LOOK AT HOW THEY DO IT.
IT ACTUALLY IS PRETTY INTERESTING AND LOOK AT HOW
THEY'VE CHANGED SINCE HARRIS HAS ENTERED THE RACE.
NOT COMING OUT OF NOWHERE. WE ARE WATCHING IT HAPPEN IN
REAL TIME AT HER RALLIES AND FOR THEIR FUND-RAISING AND EVENTS
AND THEN YOU'RE SEEING IT SHOW UP IN THE POLLING.
IT'S NOT TOTALLY OFF. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY TELL US
EVERYTHING. THEY ARE SNAPSHOTS IN TIME.
BUT I THINK IF YOU THOUGHT POLLS DON'T MATTER, PRESIDENT BIDEN
CERTAINLY FELT THEY DID INSERTED SENIOR DEMOCRATS.
THAT'S WHY, PART OF THE REASON HE IS NOT IN THE RACE ANYMORE.
THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THAT. POLITICIANS MAKING LIFE
DECISIONS ON THAT DO PUT SOME FAITH IN THEM.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
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