On election day, Donald Trump remarked about his running mate, JD Vance. In a call to action, Trump said, “Get off the couch and vote. ” This could be a subtle dig at a rumor about JD Vance’s interactions with a sofa. Trump has used this wording before.
On 19 October 2024, the night before early voting in Michigan, Trump held a rally in Detroit. Trump tried to reason with the women in the room by urging them to convince their husbands to get off the couch and vote. “Tell him to go and vote for Trump.” (Per Huffington Post).
The senator from Ohio has faced criticism about his career, memoir, relationship, and possible fondness for couches. There is no proof that Vance is a couch deviant, but interestingly, Trump would use this type of language to encourage his supporters.
The Harris campaign loves the couch rumor.
When Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris’ running mate, he made a lasting impression on vice presidential picks. On 6 August in Philadelphia, Walz told supporters he looked forward to debating Vance. “If he gets off the couch and shows up,” Trump said something similar later in October and on Election Day. This wasn’t a mistake. It was meant to annoy Vance.
The video has been viewed over 5 million times on TikTok. It’s fun to poke at the other team, but you should also remind people when a claim is false. Harris HQ still needs to do this.