Vice President JD Vance signaled agreement with deporting the so-called "Menswear Guy" who frequently nitpicks his clothes.
The pseudonymous "Derek Guy" got an unexpected algorithmic boost on X not long after Elon Musk bought the company and started making changes under the hood. The fashion critic has become famous for his sometimes scathing critiques of public figures' outfits and a comprehensive understanding of the history of men's fashion.
"i spoke to a bespoke tailor about this and he confirmed: jd vance's pants are too slim, hence why they ride up on him like this," Guy posted about the vice president in March in one typical critique.
Guy provides few personal details about himself on social media, but he has indicated that his parents are immigrants from Vietnam, and in the midst of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants, he provided a detailed history Sunday on X of their escape from the Tet Offensive to Canada, and indicated that he might not have legal status in the U.S.
"There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say 'maybe we should hire a lawyer,'" Guy posted. "Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families."
"The vast majority are good, honest people," he added. "For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us 'back' to our 'home' country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane."
Guy's post drew a wide range of reactions, many supportive. But MAGA-adjacent accounts reveled in the possibility that he was in the U.S. illegally, and one of those right-wing users directed the vice president's attention to the post.
"JD Vance I know you’re reading this and you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever," posted the account @growing_daniel.
The vice president did respond, about 40 minutes later, with a frequently used meme showing Jack Nicholson nodding in intense agreement from a scene from the 2003 film "Anger Management," much to the delight of other right-wing users.
"I want to see Hakeem Jefferies fly to El Salvador to try and bring back the menswear illegal from Twitter," replied the widely followed account @comfortablysmug.
"JD will secure himself as the undeniable inheritor of MAGA with one swift, decisive, and just action," added another user, @Jaboolie.