{"id":2775,"date":"2025-12-07T13:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:21:52","slug":"did-he-just-say-that-confusion-erupts-as-trump-appears-to-call-jd-vance-incompetent-while-vance-is-standing-right-there-making-for-an-incredibly-awkward-moment-on-the-campaign-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=2775","title":{"rendered":"Did he just say that? Confusion erupts as Trump appears to call JD Vance ‘incompetent’… while Vance is standing right there, making for an incredibly awkward moment on the campaign trail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump has once again left audiences puzzled after remarks in a media interview appeared to take a swipe at his own vice president.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Known for his blunt, free-flowing interview style, Trump typically directs his sharpest criticism at political rivals. This time, however, a clip circulating online suggested he may have accidentally included Vice President JD Vance in a verbal attack aimed at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.<\/p>\n

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The comments were made during an exchange with reporters on December 2, when Trump was asked about the debates during the 2024 presidential campaign. A reporter specifically questioned him about Walz, who served as Kamala Harris\u2019s running mate, and whether the governor should resign amid a fraud scandal in his state.<\/p>\n

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Trump quickly labeled Walz \u201cgrossly incompetent,\u201d but his winding response created confusion. While discussing the debate performance, Trump said he had watched \u201cJ.D. destroy him,\u201d then added: \u201cI was saying, who is more incompetent? That man or my man?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Because JD Vance was present at the time, the phrasing made it sound as though Trump was grouping his own vice president into the criticism. He continued with similarly unclear remarks, saying both candidates were \u201cincompetent,\u201d before shifting to comments about female candidates and Democratic leadership\u2014further muddying the message.<\/p>\n

The clip sparked confusion online. One viewer asked, \u201cWhy is he cooking JD Vance?\u201d while another joked, \u201cJD catching strays is wild.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite the apparent slip, Trump was not actually criticizing Vance, according to fact-checking outlet Snopes. After reviewing the incident, Snopes reported that the White House clarified Trump was referring to his debate opponent\u2014former president Joe Biden\u2014when he said \u201cmy man,\u201d not his vice president.<\/p>\n

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This interpretation is supported by Trump\u2019s follow-up comment that he had run \u201cagainst a man and a woman,\u201d which could reference either Kamala Harris replacing Biden as the Democratic nominee or Trump\u2019s 2016 race against Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

As is often the case with Trump\u2019s off-the-cuff remarks, the confusion stemmed less from intent than from his characteristically tangled delivery, which left room for multiple interpretations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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