JD Vance scolds reporters to get Kamala Harris to answer questions: ‘Basement strategy’ [Video]

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance scolded reporters on Tuesday to do a better job of pressing Kamala Harris to answer questions about her record, saying she was taking a “basement strategy.”

Speaking to a press gaggle on his plane ahead of a rally in Philadelphia, the Ohio senator took a question about former President Trump not appearing on the campaign trail until Friday, saying he and Trump take a “divide and conquer” approach. 

But he turned around the question on Harris, who hasn’t sat for a formal interview or a press conference in the 16 days since she ascended as the Democratic nominee.

“One final observation,” he said. “I know most of you, I like all of you as people, or at least I like the ones I know. I think you guys have got to do a better job at actually forcing Kamala Harris to answer questions. This is a person …