During a Chris Cuomo-hosted town hall on NewsNation on Thursday, vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance responded to a query from the top of the Republican ticket.

A scheduled phone call from former President Donald Trump briefly interrupted the Ohio senator’s hour-long response to a variety of questions, adding a friendly tone to the town hall.

“We have a call right now from former President Donald John Trump,” Cuomo declared to an audience of undecided voters, many of whom clapped upon Trump’s introduction. “He wants to weigh in. Mr. President, I know there’s a little bit of a delay. Can you hear us, and what is your question?”

“Well, I can hear you, Chris, and I do have a question,” Trump said. “And I think it will be quite an interesting one. The answer should be easy. How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?”

After the audience broke out in laughter, Cuomo said to Vance: “Take your time, think about it.”

“Well, first of all, sir, this is supposed to be undecided voters. I would hope that I have your vote, of all people. But here’s– first of all, sir, of course, you’re very brilliant. And we both agree. We both agree that it’s important to have smart people running the government,” Vance said.

The Ohio senator then praised Trump’s “ability to relate to anybody in any environment,” stating that “that’s the true brilliance of Donald J. Trump.”

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“That’s very nice, and I appreciate it,” Trump replied. “Maybe I’ll ask a second one. I watched, believe it or not, CNN last night. And in watching it, I watched the town hall with Kamala. Let me ask you for a second [unintelligible] and it was not good. How brilliant is Kamala?”

“That’s a very tough one, Sir,” he responded. “I’m supposed to say something–”

“Don’t say it,” Trump interrupted.

WATCH:

WATCH: JD Vance is currently doing a Town Hall hosted by Chris Cuomo, and Trump surprised them with a call to ask a question

Trump: “How brilliant is Donald Trump?” 😂

Vance: “This is supposed to be for undecided voters. I would hope that I have your vote, of all people.” 😂… pic.twitter.com/qvy5l0aWlX

— George (@BehizyTweets) October 25, 2024

Earlier this month, Vance quickly rushed to check on a woman who had screamed at a town hall event over the weekend.

The incident occurred Thursday during a town hall meeting in hurricane-ravaged Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the Washington Examiner.

Vance was engaged in a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick when a scream interrupted a man’s inquiry about streamlining disaster relief aid.

“Just a second, man,” Vance said. “We OK?” he asked the audience.

The issue seemed to stem from the woman slipping from her seat and shrieking as she lost her balance, the Examiner reported. Vance handled the situation with a joke, however, making a lighthearted jab at Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Kamala Harris built this platform behind us. That’s what happened,” he said, as the audience responded with laughter.

Social media users responded with praise for Vance.

BREAKING: Someone just SCREAMED behind JD Vance at his Town Hall in North Carolina. It turns out that the lady’s chair broke. Vance immediately stopped everything he was doing to check up on her

Vance: “You okay, Ma’am?” And he even even added jokes, “Kamala Harris built this… pic.twitter.com/bTTEnrxlyy

— George (@BehizyTweets) October 10, 2024

He was able to remain calm. That scream would have shaken most people.

— Sharon Palmer (@SharPalm1918) October 11, 2024

Marines are trained to run to the danger.

— guycocoa (@guycocoa) October 11, 2024

Marines are trained to run to the danger.

— guycocoa (@guycocoa) October 11, 2024