In the video that JD Vance published on Instagram on Friday, we see him in his Halloween incarnation. Wearing a curly wig, the US vice president first opens the door and says: “Happy Halloween, kids. Remember, say thank you.” The intended audience for his statement are children collecting candy on Halloween. Vance then spins in purple light to the spooky “Twilight Zone” theme.
This is a reference to memes that ridiculed his words spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in February 2025. JDVance then advised the president of Ukraine to thank Trump for military assistance.
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JD Vance dressed up as a caricature of himself
In memes, JD Vance appeared as a caricature with bushy, curly hair and the text “you didn't say thank you.” Now the vice president of the United States decided to joke about himself.
JD Vance's Halloween version of the video, posted on Instagram, had over 15 million views within a few hours. It also collected over half a million likes and over 14,000 likes. comments.
A few days earlier, the White House account on X published photos of mock “costume sets” of political figures, including JD Vance with the famous slogan about saying thank you.
