Ohio Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance told a story on Friday about witnessing first-hand one of the frightening effects of the border crisis.
Vance made the comments while giving a speech in Portage, Michigan, where he urged supporters to show up to vote for former President Donald Trump. During his speech, Vance described what he called a “profound” experience he had earlier this year while campaigning in Valdosta, Georgia.
“One of the most profound and scary things that I’ve ever seen happened on the campaign trail. I was in a place called Valdosta, Georgia,” he said. “And I was taken by the local sheriffs, the local law enforcement, into what they call the interdiction room.”
Vance described seeing bags of marijuana, pills, cocaine, meth, and stacks of illegal guns.
“One of the main businesses of the Mexican drug cartels is to bring illegal…
