JD Vance’s tailoring was roundly mocked as he appeared behind Donald Trump for his first address to Congress of his second term as president.
JD Vance’s fashion choices at President Donald Trump’s first annual address to the US Congress after his re-election were roundly ridiculed on Tuesday evening, with his lack of proper tailoring prompting viewers to ask if the Vice President was wearing “baby-sized pants.”
One Twitter user, @sqareheaddoug, couldn’t hold back: “People might (might) listen if you got a pair of big-boy-vance pants.” They then questioned who was making his fashion choices for him.
Cuttingly, they said: “A pair that at least break on the foot arch and go mid-heel, not mid-calf, just who the hell dresses you? Our local Goodwill has a better tailor on staff than whoever throwing clothes on you!”
Even in his now infamous remarks to Ukraine’s President Zelensky, where he ludicrously asked the wartime leader if he had ever thanked the US for its support, JD Vance’s “baby-sized pants” can be seen riding halfway up his calves, which some have attributed to wearing un-tailored slim fit suit trousers.
People watching Trump’s speech to Congress were quick to point out JD Vance’s ill-fitting clothes, not for the first time either ( Image:
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In his address, Trump laid out his vision for his final term in office, following a roller-coaster start to his term highlighted by Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and foreign aid, the destruction of its relationship with embattled Ukraine, and a tariff war that has wiped billions in value off global stock markets.
The occasion marked another chapter in Trump’s domination of Washington politics, with little resistance from the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.
Commanding his party with an iron grip, Trump is emboldened to upturn DC after weathering impeachments during his first tenure and legal challenges between his two terms in power, reports the Irish Star. Trump’s rallying cry during the speech was the “renewal of the American dream,” through a focus on ending government waste, illegal immigration, and “woke” culture.
During the lengthy speech, he touted his new partnership with Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gutted federal services and laid off thousands of workers across the country. The President of the United States implored lawmakers to applaud and thank the billionaire, which they promptly complied with through a standing ovation.
