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‘Tampon Tim’: Trump Takes the VP Debate Strategy Into His Own Social Media-Loving Hands

As JD Vance tried to soften his image onstage, Trump did his own thing online.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks on the phone as he watches play in the final round of LIV Golf Miami. Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Plagued by notably high unfavorability ratings, Sen. JD Vance set out to soften his image on the debate stage Tuesday while still hitting the current Democratic administration on policy.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump took his campaign’s strategy into his own hands — literally — and resorted to schoolyard taunts.

“JD is steady and strong, Tampon Tim is sweating bullets, he is nervous and ‘weird,’” Trump posted on Truth Social, as he delivered what he called a “play by play” on his social media app.