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JD Vance drew mockery Thursday after embracing a fellow Trump official’s description of him as the “coolest” U.S. vice president of all time.
Introducing Vance at an event in Wisconsin, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler told the crowd:
“You all know the story of his humble beginnings and now he’s in the Oval Office as the second most powerful man in the world and probably the coolest vice president we’ve ever had.”
When Vance later took the stage, he circled back to the remark.
“I will say I took special note of one thing that she said, though. Kelly said that I’m the coolest vice president in American history. And I said: ‘Kelly, that is a low standard. That is a very low bar.’ But I do think that I clear that bar. But I do think that was a low standard she set me to.”
The line drew laughter in the room, but mockery online.
Some critics suggested that declaring yourself “cool” has the opposite effect.
Others responded with meme images of Vance and clips of former President Joe Biden during his time as vice president to Barack Obama.
It’s kind of sad just how desperately he wants to be cool (and obviously is the farthest thing from it). He’s tried to reinvent himself so many times trying to get people to like him and think he’s cool, but…yeah. No. Not ever.
— wine-stained lens (@winestainedlens) February 26, 2026Saying that shows how uncool
he is.
Cringeworthy.
How embarrassing.
JD embarrasses himself every time he speaks. Should be hidden from view
— BigDaddyZ (@zshroff) February 26, 2026if you have to be the one to say you’re cool, you’re not actually cool
— csb (@itsCSB__) February 26, 2026Joe Biden was a way cooler VP than JD Vacation.
— Annalea 🪷🐝🌻 (@citizengatsby) February 27, 2026I think a fundamental requirement for that claim is being cool in the first place, so…
— Earl Fando 🇺🇦 (@earlfando) February 26, 2026If you have to say it yourself, you aren't. Cool people don't talk about how cool they are.
— Jason Millett (@Jayce_M_grifter) February 26, 2026Prima facie evidence of someone being uncool is for them to announce they think they are cool.
— Jim (@hansonji) February 26, 2026JD Vance is most hated VP in the history of America.
— Kevin Muruta (@KevinMuruta) February 26, 2026
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