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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,330 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:35 PM 6 hrs ago

How Much Humiliation Can Vance Take? "As his political fortunes dim, his soul has become a depreciating asset."

At a closed-door Easter luncheon at the White House, President Trump decided to entertain the crowd by humiliating his understudy.

Mr. Trump demanded an update on Iran peace negotiations from Vice President JD Vance. “How’s that moving?” Mr. Trump asked, in a video of the event the White House seemed to have accidentally posted online.

“It’s going good, sir,” Mr. Vance replied from the audience. Mr. Trump cut off the rest of his response.

“Do you see it happening?” the president asked, about a successful end to the war.

“Uh,” the vice president replied. “We’re going to brief it to you.”

Then Mr. Trump delivered his punchline. “So, if it doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance,” he said, to laughter. “If it does happen, I’m taking full credit.”

Does Mr. Vance still not realize that the joke is on him? The interesting thing is not that he keeps debasing himself but that he gets less and less in return each time. As his political fortunes dim, his soul has become a depreciating asset.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/opinion/jd-vance-trump-iran-hungary-orban.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.E9Zb.Od_LiecHPKCj&smid=url-share

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How Much Humiliation Can Vance Take? "As his political fortunes dim, his soul has become a depreciating asset." (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago OP
soul? He is an AI construct... only not that bright. - n/t lapfog_1 6 hrs ago #1
Obviously, a lot. He is Trump's VP after-all. Just ask Pence. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #2
It can't be easy bootlicking a creep while you hope he dies soon so you can inherit his stuff struggle4progress 6 hrs ago #3
Being a trump supporter requires the eating of vast amounts of shit... Wounded Bear 6 hrs ago #4
When I first read this, I read "his soul has become a deficating asshat" maxrandb 6 hrs ago #5
Everyone or everything Trump touches fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #6
Trump is making mincemeat of Vance flamingdem 5 hrs ago #7

Wounded Bear

(64,368 posts)
4. Being a trump supporter requires the eating of vast amounts of shit...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:45 PM
6 hrs ago

Vance is becoming a gourmand at it.

maxrandb

(17,438 posts)
5. When I first read this, I read "his soul has become a deficating asshat"
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:49 PM
6 hrs ago

Thanks for that, even if unintentional!

fujiyamasan

(1,764 posts)
6. Everyone or everything Trump touches
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:49 PM
6 hrs ago

Mr. Vance you have a bunch of brown stuff on your face.

Did you say thank you even once?…

flamingdem

(40,916 posts)
7. Trump is making mincemeat of Vance
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:42 PM
5 hrs ago

Does that mean he favors Rubio?

Who does he want to see running the party.. uh Don Jr?

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