Vice President JD Vance attempted to make a joke at the expense of former President Joe Biden while speaking to troops at Virginia Beach — but the crowd was not amused.
Vance was at Naval Air Station Oceana to commemorate 250 years of the American military when he made a comment about worrying about falling in public while walking down the steps of Air Force Two.
"The previous president — I'm trying to be nonpartisan — you ever seen these old cartoons where you have the angel on the shoulder and the devil on the shoulder?" Vance asked.
"Well, because I'm speaking to all of you, our great patriots and service members, I've got the angel on my shoulder, saying 'JD don't be partisan, better make this nonpartisan.' And then I've got the devil that wants to talk about every time that Joe Biden fell up or down the stairs. And the media didn't care about that but if I did it one time it would be a major, major story," Vance said.
JD Vance attempts to tell a joke at Biden's expense to the troops -- and gets absolutely zero reaction 😬 pic.twitter.com/kJBcsiZvTS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2026