Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday appeared on Fox News to saber-rattle against Iran, criticize Democrats and try to convince struggling Americans that President Donald Trump’s economic policies are working — but will only pay off at some nebulous time next year.
Critics on social media were most unnerved by one moment in particular, however, as his appearance on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” turned to the 2028 presidential election, and Vance let out what one user called “the most cartoonishly evil laugh I’ve ever heard.”
The laugh in question came after MacCallum asked Vance if he wishes Trump would just endorse him already and after she played a recent clip of Trump calling him “fantastic” — only to gush over Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the “great job” he’s been doing.
“I think it’s so interesting the media wants to create this conflict where there just isn’t any conflict,” Vance said Tuesday. “Marco’s doing a great job, I’m trying to do as good of a job as I can, the president’s doing a great job, we’re going to keep on working together.”
MacCallum pushed back: “But surely as vice president you’d like to be president.”
