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JD Vance’s Fat-Shaming Joke Ignites Conservative Feud on X
8/8/2026, 4:40:22 AM
The Online Clash
Vice President JD Vance posted on X a mocking comment aimed at right-leaning columnist and former White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen, after Thiessen replied “Cry me a river” to a Turning Point USA spokesman’s remark about college-cafeteria burrito prices. Vance wrote that Thiessen “has never missed a burrito,” adding that he felt “pretty good” about the jab. Social-media users responded with altered photographs portraying Vance as an overweight, beardless younger man and an AI-generated image of him devouring a corndog.
Vance’s Defense
During a phone interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel, Vance declined to apologize.
Thiessen’s Broader Critique of Vance
Beyond the burrito dispute, Thiessen has publicly challenged Vance’s stance on Iran. On Fox News’s *The Big Weekend Show* and in a June editorial for The Washington Post, Thiessen accused Vance of misrepresenting President Donald Trump’s position, suggesting Vance “undermines” the president by warning against U.S. troop deployments to the Middle East.
Other Conservative Reactions
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw entered the same X thread, dismissing concerns about college food costs with a “stop whining, get a job” retort. The comment drew backlash, labeling Crenshaw an “elitist” and prompting an apology limited to “triggering the comment section.”
Verbatim Quotes
- “Yesterday you took a punch at Marc online from the burrito thing,” — Anchor Hugh Hewitt
- “High-level sources in the White House have assured me that this is not Trump’s position,” — Marc Thiessen
