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After Memes Of The Vice President Became Viral On The Internet, JD Vance Finally Responded

Published on March 12, 2025

After his face went viral, Vice President JD Vance finally answered.

In addition to assaulting the price of eggs, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, and waging an immigration war, the Trump administration is currently trying to negotiate the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

When President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the White House to speak with President Donald Trump, things got heated. However, when he spoke with Vice President JD Vance, things quickly spiraled out of control.

Vance attempted to utilize his influence by claiming that Zelensky should give thanks to America, despite the fact that many have accused Elon Musk of being the vice president and others have even referred to him as president.

The meeting ended abruptly as the Ukrainian president held his own and the gathering turned against him. In the aftermath, there has been a lot of discussion around a possible mineral transaction, but Vance has gained popularity worldwide for a different reason.

It’s because of a strange trend in which individuals have been altering Vance’s appearance, not because of his “Just say thank you” tirade. It’s a strange afterglow of the Zelensky encounter, from making him look like a package of McNuggets to enlarging his cheeks to make him like a hybrid of Hagrid and a Cabbage Patch Kid.

Some claim that the joke has become cliched, but it hasn’t prevented others from honing their Photoshopping techniques.

It all appears to be related to a picture of Vance from the Zelensky meeting that was humorously captioned, “You have to say pwease and tank you, Mistow Zensky.” The next step was to transform Vance into a Minion, the kid from Shrek 2, and more.

According to Julio Rosas of The Blaze, Vance has reportedly viewed all of your revisions and finds them humorous despite his serious demeanor. Rosas clarified after accompanying Vance on the trip: “I can confirm VP Vance has seen many of the memes/edits of his pictures and thinks it’s a funny trend.”

Vance has since published his own meme, which parodies a famous scene from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, confirming what Rosas said. Vance pays homage to the scene where Rick Dalton points at the television at an excited moment of recognition by substituting his own face for Leonardo DiCaprio’s. Vance seems to be implying that he is aware of the joke.

As you can expect, the responses are rife with various memes, such as him portraying Dune’s Baron Harkonnen, the duo kissing Vladimir Putin’s hands, and the POTUS applying Vance’s makeup.

A ‘puffier’ version of the Dalton meme was swiftly added to Vance’s self-flattering photo, according to many.

The VP has better things to be doing, according to many who weren’t impressed by the meme.

One critic wrote, “I’m getting a bit worried. You are VP. A role model. Pls listen to advise you before sending stuff like this.”

Another added, “Baby we’re laughing AT you not WITH you,” and a third concluded: “Yikes! Did you really tweet this? You think this is a good look? Damn.”

There are many people who obviously view Vance as the joke, even though he may believe he is part of it.