- Vice President JD Vance refused to apologize for a fat-shaming joke he made on X about conservative columnist Marc Thiessen, stating he felt "pretty good about that."
- Vance's joke, which implied Thiessen had never missed a burrito, was a response to Thiessen's unsympathetic comment on a college student's complaint about burrito prices.
- Vance was subsequently asked about his trolling during a phone interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel Thursday, an appearance made to promote his new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith . “Yesterday you took a punch at Marc online from the burrito thing,” Hewitt said. “So I’m curious, do you ever regret that night that you took a punch at a fellow Catholic in your parish?”
- “You know, it was a joke, Hugh,” the vice president answered. “I think there are ways in which you’re allowed to punch back, and you’re allowed to be a little bit humorous.” “ I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with being a little spicy from time to time,” Vance later said.
- Thiessen had previously criticized Vance for allegedly undermining President Trump's stance on Iran policy, particularly regarding the U.S. sending troops to the Middle East.
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