Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump‘s 2024 running mate, heartily attacked Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground Nevada on Tuesday.

Vance has hit the campaign trail hard since being selected as Trump’s running mate during the Republican National Convention earlier in July, but his claims that “crazy cat ladies” in the Democratic Party are propping up Harris’s White House bid drew sharp condemnation last week.

On Tuesday, at the first of two Nevada rallies, Vance instead opted to go after Harris’s “dangerously liberal” track record, including past statements from her short-lived 2020 presidential campaign, and instead contrast them with his humble upbringing in rural Ohio.

“Kamala Harris has broken, I think, that foundational promise that if you work hard and play by the rules, you ought to be able to live a good life in this country now. That’s why so many Americans no longer believe that their children will be better off than they are, and I hate to say it, if we elect Kamala Harris, they’re going to be right,” he declared Tuesday. 

Vance specifically recounted his childhood and being raised by his grandmother Bonnie Blanton Vance, whom he affectionately referred to as “Mamaw.”

“I grew up in a family where things were often tight and tough, but I made it because, first of all, this is a great country that provides opportunities to its citizens, and we are grateful for it. Now, I also made it, of course, because I was raised by a tough old bird I called Mamaw,” he continued. “I’m so grateful for all the strong women out there, especially the strong grandmas and the strong moms.”

Vance got off to a rocky start as Trump’s top surrogate, but reports and Republican insiders indicate there are no plans for the Republican vice presidential nominee to pull any punches.

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However, Vance’s Tuesday afternoon rally was mocked by the Harris campaign after a “Vance” signage emblazoning the front of his podium slipped off its hold in the middle of his remarks.

“Status of the Trump-Vance campaign right now,” the Harris campaign tweeted alongside a video of the incident.