Donald Trump appeared to say that his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), isnt weird because hes so straight.Trump was speaking at a town hall event in LaCross, Wisconsin, yesterday with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii when he discussed how the Harris-Walz campaign has been calling Republicans and especially Vance weird. Related JD Vance rages at lesbian stepmom for being childless & brainwashing children Her not having biological children really disorients me, and it really disturbed me, Vance said. They picked this guy, Trump said, referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who has been vocal about calling Vance and Trump weird. He is weird! Right? Im not weird, hes weird. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today No, hes a weird guy, hes a weird dude, Trump continued. You know, they come up with soundbites, they always have soundbites, and one of the things is that J.D. and I are weird.Then Trump defended himself and Vance from the weird charges, calling Vance so straight and a top student.This guy is so straight? J.D. is so Hes doing a great job, smart, top student, great guy, hes not weird and Im not weird. I mean, were a lot of things, were not weird. Trump: I'm not weird. He's weird. He's a weird guy. He is a weird dude. They say JD and I are weird. That guy is sooo straight, JD. pic.twitter.com/YQaq8IEqK6 Acyn (@Acyn) August 30, 2024The Harris-Walz campaign started pounding Trump and Vance for being weird in July, shortly after Biden announced that he was stepping out of the race. The insult may seem like it underplays how progressives view a potential Trump second term, but it has gotten an oversized reaction from many on the right.Part of the issue is that conservatives often construct their identities around the idea that they are normal and people who are different from them LGBTQ+ people in particular are abnormal or weird. Many have responded to the weird accusations by simply stating that queer people are, to them, more weird.So perhaps its not surprising that Trump would use Vances heterosexuality as a defense against the weird accusations. Another possibility is that Trump wasnt saying much of anything when he called Vance so straight and instead was having issues with remaining coherent. Trump struggled to stick to topics at the town hall event, rambling from one subject to another without making a point. At one point in his appearance, he suggested that wind power was a reason that people arent eating much bacon anymore (which isnt true bacon consumption has increased every year except for one in the U.S. since 2011, according to the MRI-Simmons National Consumer Survey). Trump: Some people don't eat bacon anymore. This was caused by their horrible energy. Wind. They want wind all over the place. When it doesn't blow, we have a problem. pic.twitter.com/z9FnkHnYOU Acyn (@Acyn) August 30, 2024At another point in the event, Trump said that 107% of jobs created in the past several years are going to illegal immigrants. This is not only impossible, but its also far from the truth. According to Forbes, American-born people in the workforce have increased by 6% under President Joe Biden. There has also been an increase in foreign-born workers getting jobs in the U.S., but Labor Department statistics include both undocumented and documented immigrants in that number.Trump: I don't know if you heard the latest statistic that of the jobs these people created, which is very little, every single job was taken, about 107%, by illegal immigrants. There has been no job creation from them. pic.twitter.com/3SpFVhdsR2 Acyn (@Acyn) August 30, 2024 Trump also claimed that its legal in Minnesota for a mother to execute a baby after they are born. This is not true.Trump lies that in Minnesota it's legal for moms to execute their born babies. Someone wake up the fact checkers please! pic.twitter.com/to6NAyxy9S Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 30, 2024