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Vance's Biden Stair-Fall Joke Falls Flat, Sparks Irony

7/2/2026

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Vice President JD Vance’s joke about President Joe Biden’s stair falls at Naval Air Station Oceana on July 1, 2026, received blank looks and no applause, leaving the humor flat.
Vance said a debate between an angel urging nonpartisanship and a devil urging a Biden jab guided his remark.
Commentators noted the irony that Vance promoted a new book on his Catholic conversion while choosing the devil.

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Vice President JD Vance’s joke about President Joe Biden’s stair falls at Naval Air Station Oceana on July 1, 2026, received blank looks and no applause, leaving the humor flat.
Vance said a debate between an angel urging nonpartisanship and a devil urging a Biden jab guided his remark.
Commentators noted the irony that Vance promoted a new book on his Catholic conversion while choosing the devil.