JD Vance says 'of course' Trump would appoint a Democrat to Cabinet: 'Agree on the basics'

WASHINGTON (TND) — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Friday former President Donald Trump would appoint a Democrat to his Cabinet if elected, less than a day after Vice President Kamala Harris made a similar promise.

Harris during the first major interview of her campaign Thursday night told CNN anchor Dana Bash she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet. She noted such a move would be"to the benefit of the American public."

"I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion," the vice president said. "I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences."

During an appearance on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning, Sen. Vance was asked whether he and Trump would extend the same invitation to a Democrat.

Oh, of course we would," Sen. Vance said.

The senator noted the Trump campaign already has "a lot" of Democratic support, pointing to recent endorsements from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gubbard.

Gubbard served as a Democrat in Congress, but announced in 2022 she was leaving the party. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. initially sought the Democratic presidential nomination this cycle, but instead ran as an independent until ceasing his campaign last week.

"If you look at the Trump movement in 2024, it's actually the common sense, big tent movement in American politics," Sen. Vance said. "We don't agree on everything, of course. Not everybody who votes for Donald Trump is gonna agree with every policy issue, but we agree on the basics."

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The "basics," to the senator, include securing the southern border and lowering energy prices.

The Trump campaign issued a scathing response to Harris's interview Thursday night, claiming the vice president proved she is "still a San Francisco radical." Trump himself in a post via Truth Social called the interview "boring."

Bash at one point asked Harris to respond to Trump's accusation she "happened to turn Black" for "political purposes," prompting the vice president to respond, "same old tired playbook."