Fox News’ Laura Ingraham reassures JD Vance he’s actually a ‘really funny’ person

Fox News host Laura Ingraham reassured JD Vance that she thinks he's actually a “really funny” person as the Republican VP candidate continues tofield the “weird” label and defend his series of controversial comments about women.

Speaking to the Ohio senator on Tuesday, the conservative journalist touched on the poll gap between the Republican and Democratic party tickets, specifically with women voters.

“I guess they do these polls and they say, ‘oh, your favourability isn't as high as Tim Walz's,’ there's a gender gap for your ticket compared to Harris and Walz,” she said.

“How do you go to the undecideds at this point – this shrinking pool of people and convince them that not only are you serious and you're seriously smart, but you're a regular person.”

Ingraham then fawned over Vance, trying to personally vouch for his character by saying she has known him “for a long time” and is actually “really fun”.

“You're really fun, you're really funny, vs the giggle and vibe show that seems to work for a lot of women voters out there,” she added again comparing Vance's popularity with female voters to that of Kamala Harris and her own VP pick Tim Walz.

Vance has been having a tough time proving he is indeed “really funny,” especially after Walz, during his first speech as Harris’ running mate, branded him “weird”.

That buzzword has stuck for the Republican ticket, helped by Vance’s string of gaffes and awkward moments on the campaign trail.

Last month, Vance stopped by a donut shop in August to buy some sugary fried treats for his campaign team at a photo-op in Valdosta, Georgia.

But he seemed to struggle to make conversation with a pair of employees, who did not seem particularly thrilled to see him.

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