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JD Vance's Failed Joke Sparks Social Media Mockery

2/20/2026

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  • Vice President JD Vance faced backlash after a failed joke about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at President Donald Trump's inaugural Board of Peace meeting.
  • Vance referenced Ocasio-Cortez's Munich gaffe and suggested he might imitate her pause.
  • The audience remained silent, drawing social media mockery that likened Vance's charisma to a damp loaf of bread.
  • Ocasio-Cortez replied, "The only thing longer than my pause to think was their silence to his joke."