'What on Earth?' Internet confused by J.D. Vance's quip that Mountain Dew makes him racist

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the newly-minted running mate for former President Donald Trump, made a bizarre remark at a rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, on Monday, suggesting that Democrats will probably call him racist over his choice of soft drinks.

"I had a Diet Mountain Dew yesterday and one today. I'm sure they’re gonna call that racist. It’s good," said Vance in a clip flagged by the pro-Kamala Harris account Kamala HQ, which noted that the comment was met with "awkward laughing."

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