Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate and a veteran of the U.S. Marines, ripped Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday for questioning his loyalty to the country.

Vance responded to an ad Harris cut accusing Vance of being loyal “only to Trump, not to our country.” The Republican vice presidential candidate hit back at Harris during a Trump campaign rally in Minnesota.

“Now, I saw the other day Kamala Harris questioned my loyalty to this country. That’s the word she used; loyalty. And it’s an interesting word. Semper Fi. Loyalty,” Vance said, referencing the Marine Corps’ motto, Semper Fi, which typically translates to “always faithful” or “always loyal.” “Because there is no greater sign of disloyalty to this country than what Kamala Harris has done at our southern border.”

“And I’d like to ask the vice president, what has she done to question my loyalty to this country? I served in the United States Marine Corps. I went to Iraq for this country. I built a business for this country. And my running mate took a bullet for this country,” Vance continued. “So, my question to Kamala Harris is, what the hell have you done to question our loyalty to the United States of America?”

“The answer, my friends, is: nothing. So let’s send a message to the media. Let’s send a message to Kamala Harris. Let’s send a message to every hardworking patriot from Minnesota across the country. We are ready to have President Donald J. Trump back, and we’re going to work our tails off to make sure it happens,” he said.

Kamala Harris questioned my loyalty to America. I enlisted in the Marines for this country. I went to Iraq for this country. I built a business for this country. And my running mate took a bullet for this country. What the hell has Kamala done to question our loyalty to America? pic.twitter.com/WykF5pRY4Y

— JD Vance (@JDVance) July 28, 2024

After Trump named Vance as his vice presidential pick, Harris cut an ad targeting the senator from Ohio, characterizing him as a “rubber stamp” for Trump’s “extreme agenda.”

“Trump looked for someone he knew would be a rubber stamp for his extreme agenda and make no mistake: JD Vance will be loyal only to Trump, not to our country,” Harris says.

Vance has peppered Harris with criticisms since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race on July 21 and endorsed Harris for the presidency. Harris has reportedly secured the pledges of enough Democratic delegates to the party convention to get the nod as the official Democratic Party candidate for president.

Vance was quick to accuse Harris of effectively being a rubber stamp for Biden’s presidency soon after the president’s endorsement was made.

“Joe Biden has been the worst President in my lifetime and Kamala Harris has been right there with him every step of the way. Over the last four years she co-signed Biden’s open border and green scam policies that drove up the cost of housing and groceries,” Vance said.

First Lady Jill Biden praised the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris that has faced backlash for mocking Christianity as a “spectacular” display.

Biden, who led the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony on Friday, made the comments during a brunch celebrating the fact that the 2028 Olympics are going to be held in Los Angeles.

“It was spectacular,” Biden said. “The rain did not dampen our spirits. … Every step of the way, I was thinking to myself, ‘Oh my god, oh my god. How are we going to top this?'”

'IT WAS SPECTACULAR': First lady Jill Biden fawns over Olympics opening ceremony that's received widespread backlash for featuring drag queens making fun of Last Supper. pic.twitter.com/tpcZp4XFOe

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 28, 2024

Biden went on to note how Paris has the Eiffel Tower, but Los Angeles has Hollywood.

“The magic of Hollywood that makes all dreams come true,” she said, adding later, “It’s a city where new generations of dreamers shape our culture.”

This year’s opening ceremony, which featured a number of acts, drew controversy for including a drag show parody of “The Last Supper” with Jesus Christ, his apostles, and Greek god Dionysus.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in a post to X that the scene was “shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony.”

C Spire, a tech company based in Mississippi, said that it would be removing ads from the Olympics.

“We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics. C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the Olympics,” the firm said on X.

NFL kicker Harrison Butker, who earlier this year suggested President Joe Biden had betrayed his Catholic faith by supporting abortion access, and religious leaders also lashed out.

Amid the outrage, according to ESPN, organizers for this summer’s games apologized to Catholics and other Christian groups who took offense.

“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] tried to celebrate community tolerance,” said Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps.

She added, “We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are really sorry.”

The ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said, “We wanted to talk about diversity. Diversity means being together. We wanted to include everyone, as simple as that.”