Reactions were rolling in after Vice President JD Vance unleashed a fat-shaming attack on a Republican ally on Wednesday.
Vance launched the unprovoked attack on Marc Thiessen, a longtime conservative, after a post on X that did not involve Vance, The Daily Beast reported. Right-wing influencer Matt Walsh started the online conversation when he talked about how rising grocery prices "were becoming a vulnerability for President Donald Trump."
In response, Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet described a story from a college student about burrito prices.
"One of our TPUSA college students gave me his take on affordability: 'A burrito shouldn’t cost $20,'" Kolvet wrote.
But Thiessen apparently didn't agree and argued that college students shouldn't be spending money on eating out.
"Cry me a river. The burritos in the college cafeteria are included in your meal plan," Thiessen responded.
Vance then took a swipe at Thiessen.
"I’m surprised to hear Mark say this. If you’ve ever met him in person, it’s quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito," Vance wrote, spelling Thiessen's first name incorrectly.
Critics reacted to the online beef.
"The Vice President is making fat jokes. That's how far America has fallen," liberal commentator Ed Krassenstein wrote on X.
"Welcome back to s---posting, sir! Don’t listen to Susie Wiles - keep Twitter on your phone!" Jon Favreau, former Obama speechwriter and co-founder of Crooked Media, wrote on X.
"*Marc," X account Typos of the New York Times wrote on X, calling Vance out for the spelling error in his post.
"Tell Marc about your secret," former Obama national security staff Tommy Vietor wrote on X, sharing an image of Ozempic.
