'This is cringe!': Trump mocked after saying J.D. Vance was originally 'not for me'
The internet mocked former President Donald Trump on Monday over his "cringe" interview on Fox News alongside new vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance.
Trump and Vance talked with Jesse Watters in a clip that interviewed Monday night. When Watters asked a soft-ball question — "Why did you pick J.D. Vance?" — Trump gave a curious answer.
"We've always had a good chemistry," said Trump. "And originally, J.D. was probably not for me but he didn’t know me. And then, when we got to know each other, he liked me. Maybe, more than anybody liked me. And he would stick up for me and he would fight for the worker as much as I fight for the worker."
He added: "We just had an automatic chemistry."
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Vance, notably, in a 2016 article Vance described Trump as an "idiot" and a "moral disaster," stating that he could potentially become an "American Hitler." Vance also argued that Trump's rise to power would be detrimental to the Republican Party, warning that he could "destroy the GOP."
The internet mocked the former president's remarks on X.
"Nobody likes Trump, JD Vance is using him for political expediency… that is all that is," wrote @ImKnotTheOne.
"Such a low bar of qualifications, but whatever works I guess," scoffed @franklinisbored.
"JD Vance needed a political career. That’s what happened," wrote @democracywill13.
"JP, is that you?" questioned @BlueATLGeorgia.
"Oh. This is cringe!" exclaimed @PauletteParis1.
"It’s love affair! With a different kind of porn star!" proclaimed @KimDonovanK2.
"Why are they laughing?! I was told that laughing is bad." wrote @DailyTrix.
Watch the clip below or at this link.