--- title: Trump Responds to Tim Walz Calling Him and J.D. Vance 'Weird' description: "No, we're not weird. We're very solid people," Trump said, addressing the Montana crowd. canonical: https://time.com/7009800/donald-trump-responds-weird-label-jd-vance-tim-walz-commentary/ author: Rebecca Schneid article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-08-10T18:35:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-19T10:20:22.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Responds to Tim Walz Calling He and J.D. Vance 'Weird' og:description: "No, we're not weird. 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We're very solid people," Trump said, addressing the Montana crowd. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt668636076a07f2af/698a59c2d075333870e71171/GettyImages-2165919845.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Responds to Tim Walz Calling Him and J.D. Vance 'Weird': 'We're Very Solid People' > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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Speaking at a Mar-a-Lago news conference, Donald Trump suggested he would participate in as many as three debates against Harris saying he has agreed to appear separately on Fox, NBC and ABC, all spread across September._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jan 19, 2026 10:20 AM UTCPublished: Aug 10, 2024 6:35 PM UTC  Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jan 19, 2026 10:20 AM UTCPublished: Aug 10, 2024 6:35 PM UTC Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump responded to the Democratic party’s apparent new strategy against him and his running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance: calling them weird. At a rally in Montana on Friday, the former President reacted to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz using the term to describe them. “No, we're not weird. We're very solid people. We want to have strong borders. We want to have good elections... ” Trump said. “I think we're the opposite of weird. They’re weird.” Trump went on to claim that Kamala Harris' campaign team is “work\[ing\] with the press” to come up with “soundbites” of he and Vance being called “weird.” “It’s unbelievable. You know it’s not a word that’s really used too much in politics,” Trump said. “No, J.D. Vance is a great patriot.” Trump shared a video of [his comments on his Truth Social account](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112935899663321266) in the early hours of Saturday morning. At a Pennsylvania rally on Aug. 6, during Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s [first speech as official running mate to Vice President Harris,](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/08/06/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-and-governor-tim-walz-at-a-campaign-event/) he debuted by calling Trump and Vance weird, remarking that they are “creepy” and “weird as hell.” **Read More:** [_'Just Plain Weird’: Harris Embraces a New Label for Trump_](https://time.com/7004468/weird-kamala-harris-trump-vance/) In his Friday speech, Trump listed multiple policies Walz signed into law while Governor, including his support for a 2024 state law that requires all Minnesota public schools to provide menstrual products in bathrooms. “Think of the things I just said, and he says ‘J.D. Vance is weird,’” Trump said.  Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign event on Aug. 6, 2024. Andrew Harnik—Getty Images Walz used the “weird” label when addressing the Republican candidates in July. “These guys are just weird. They’re running for He-Man women-haters’ club or something. That’s what they go at. That’s not what people are interested in,” Walz said on [MSNBC](https://twitter.com/Morning%5FJoe/status/1815724045817806972) on July 23\. Walz had previously [used the term ](https://thehill.com/homenews/4160943-minnesota-democrat-pans-weird-group-of-folks-on-gop-debate-stage/)to describe some Republicans, but his appearance on MSNBC seemingly set the Democrats on a track to embracing the term party-wide. **Read More**: [_How ‘Weird’ Became a Main Campaign Attack—for Democrats and Republicans_](https://time.com/7003835/kamala-harris-donald-trump-vance-weird-campaign-attack-democrats-republicans/)  J.D. Vance speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University in Virginia on July 22, 2024. Alex Wong—Getty Images Vance also responded to the “weird” charge in [an interview with Dana Bash](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/10/politics/vance-walz-gop-weird-cnntv/index.html) on CNN’s _State of the Union_ on Aug. 11, calling it “fundamentally school yard bully stuff.” “They’re name-calling instead of actually telling the American people how they’re going to make their lives better,” he said. “I think that’s weird, Dana, but look, they can call me whatever they want to.” Vance chalked up the use of “weird” to be less about him and Trump, and more about his opponents not being “comfortable in their own skin, because they’re uncomfortable with their policy positions for the American people.” Interestingly, Trump has also used the term “[weird](https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1694513603251241143)” to describe Harris in the past, but the word is now being used repeatedly about himself and his running mate, Vance. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7009800/donald-trump-responds-weird-label-jd-vance-tim-walz-commentary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7009800/donald-trump-responds-weird-label-jd-vance-tim-walz-commentary/"},"headline":"Trump Responds to Tim Walz Calling Him and J.D. 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