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A viral post from journalist Natalie Winters shows a meme of Vice President JD Vance hanging in the White House next to the official presidential portrait of President Donald Trump.
Why It Matters
The viral post on X is something of a continuation in the meme-lore of the Vice President, with memes of his face having flooded social media in recent weeks, amassing millions of views online.
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Vance recently responded to the memes, and his response was shared by the journalist Julio Rosas on X, who said Vance had "seen many of the memes/edits of his pictures of his pictures and thinks it's a funny trend."
What To Know
Winters is a journalist, co-host of Steve Bannon's War podcast and a White House Correspondent. She posted on X an image of a meme of Vance hanging alongside Trump's presidential portrait in the White House, with the caption, "Spotted in the White House."
Winters quickly followed up writing, "Lol I wish," indicating that the image is not genuine.
Given the fact that the image of Trump in the tweet is his official presidential portrait, it could be that the real image of Vance is his own vice-presidential portrait, and the image has been edited to include a meme of him.
The post has been viewed over 1 million times as of reporting and has received many comments from social media users who had originally believed the post to be authentic.
It's not the first time that the presidential portraits, or pictures hanging in the White House have caught people's attention, since the beginning of Trump's second term in office.
The official portrait of Trump drew comparisons to his 2023 mug shot which was taken in Fulton County Jail, following his being charged with attempting to overturn his election loss in 2023 to former President Joe Biden in the state of Georgia, a charge he has denied.
The mug shot itself in fact, hangs outside of the Oval Office. In a photo taken during a meeting between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in February, the framed mug shot of the President can be seen hanging on the wall in the hallway outside of the Oval Office.
The mug shot has become one of the most infamous photos of the president and is a symbol of defiance for both Trump and his supporters.
What People Are Saying
One social media user wrote in response to Natalie Winters post: "I mean the mug shot is up it's entirely reasonable."
Another social media user wrote: "OK, fine. You got me. Yes, I'm a little gullible, but damn … with this timeline, who knows."
What's Next
The post and the subsequent response is reflective of how big the internet trend of memes of Vance have become online. Whether it will continue remains to be seen.
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