Watch: J.D. Vance struggles to order at donut shop as employee refuses to be seen with him
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) made an awkward trip to a donut shop in Georgia as an employee asked not to be pictured with him.
Before delivering a speech in Valdosta on Thursday, Vance's campaign visited a donut shop, where the candidate tried to place an order himself.
"The zoo has come to town," Vance told the woman at the counter. "Thank you for letting us come in here."
"She doesn't want to be on film, guys," the candidate instructed his camera crew. "So just cut her out of anything. I appreciate that, ma'am."
The Republican nominee then felt the need to introduce himself.
"I'm J.D. Vance and I'm running for vice president," he said before placing his order. "We're going to do two dozen. Just a random sort of stuff here."
"Yeah, it'll be a lot of glazed here, some sprinkled stuff," Vance continued. "Some of these cinnamon rolls. Just whatever makes sense."
At that point, a campaign staffer assured the donut shop employee that she would not be recorded.
"If you don't want to be on film, you're okay," the staffer said.
Vance pushed forward by struggling to make small talk while his order was filled.
"How long has this place been around?" he asked.
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"About four years," one employee replied.
"About four years? Okay," Vance remarked. "Well, we selected this place. I didn't know if it had been here for 20 years or four years."
Watch the video below from C-SPAN.