Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, JD Vance, brought a furry friend along for his campaign stop in Milwaukee on Friday: Atlas, the family’s German Shepherd. Despite the rainy weather, Atlas enthusiastically bounded up the stairs of the Trump campaign plane, ready to join his owner on the road.
Vance’s spokeswoman, Taylor Van Kirk, shared a humorous comment with Fox News Digital: “Atlas had a great time on the campaign trail today, and unlike Kamala, enjoyed meeting the press on the plane!” The playful jab was likely directed at Vice President Kamala Harris’ known aversion to dogs.
Vance’s wife, Usha, also joined the campaign trail in Milwaukee, with Atlas in tow. The politician poked fun at his canine companion in a post on X (formerly Twitter), sharing a video of Atlas and commenting, “Can’t really tell in this video, but he was *not happy* about the wet metal stairs. He’s doing good on the plane though.” The post garnered over 10,000 likes.
Vance further added, “We’ve had two GSDs, and both of them do this thing where they find the one person who doesn’t like dogs and they suck up to them.”
Atlas’ eventful day didn’t end with the plane boarding. Soon after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a malfunction with the door seal, forcing an emergency landing back in Milwaukee. Van Kirk explained, “The pilot advised there was a malfunction with the door seal. After declaring an emergency, Trump Force Two returned to Milwaukee. As soon as the issue was resolved, the plane returned to its originally planned flight path back to Cincinnati.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
