VP jokes about banning '6' and '7' over viral meme craze among kids
U.S. Vice President JD Vance carries his daughter as he attends the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Vice President JD Vance joked about banning the numbers “six” and “seven” on X, poking fun at a viral meme that has swept schools and social media. The meme, inspired by the 2025 song Doot Doot (6 7) and popularized through clips of basketball star LeMelo Ball, had Vance’s own five-year-old repeating the numbers obsessively during church, he said. Vance called for a “narrow exception to the First Amendment,” while lamenting the bewildering nature of modern viral trends.
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VP jokes about banning “six” and “seven” over viral meme craze among kids
