It seems like both Vice President JD Vance and the White House are behind two pretty glaring mistakes.Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Wisconsin Air National Guard facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on July 8, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pool via Getty ImagesVance appeared in Milwaukee on Wednesday to deliver a speech promoting the Trump administration’s crackdown on benefit fraud. Several minutes into the speech, Vance flipped over a large poster that had been sitting onstage — revealing what seemed to be a photo of Markita Barnes, a Wisconsin woman who was convicted in March on 10 counts of healthcare fraud; however, the venue’s lighting appeared to obscure the image.Vance seemingly did not realize that he had just committed an onstage blunder, and continued his speech.“Now, I want to be clear that the woman in the back did nothing wrong,” Vance said, referring to a supposed bystander in the photo. “But look at this woman in the front with the smug look and the Louis Vuitton bag. A woman who quite literally stole from young mothers who needed prenatal care,” Vance added.Popular X user Acyn Torabi — a senior digital editor for MeidasTouch, known for clipping significant political moments and publishing them on the platform — published a clip of Vance’s screw-up with the following caption: “Vance pointing to picture obscured by light: Look at this woman.” The White House Rapid Response 47 account was swift in its response. It should be noted that @RapidResponse47 was launched by the Trump administration to combat and hold “the Fake News accountable,” at least according to its bio.“Your dumb ass is shielding a criminal who stole $2.4 million in taxpayer-funded benefits meant to help at-risk pregnant women and women with young kids,” the Rapid Response 47 account wrote, re-tweeting Torabi’s clip and providing a clear image of the photo of Barnes. “She’s spending the next decade in federal prison thanks to this Administration’s relentless work to end the fraud.”Your dumb ass is shielding a criminal who stole $2.4 million in taxpayer-funded benefits meant to help at-risk pregnant women and women with young kids.She's spending the next decade in federal prison thanks to this Administration's relentless work to end the fraud. https://t.co/wZKOIHWQoz pic.twitter.com/vBTsSIoftF— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026MeidasTouch immediately defended Torabi against the White House’s claim that he took it upon himself to edit the video so that the photo couldn’t be seen.“Um... Do they think @Acyn blurred their faces? It was Vance who obscured her by placing the board the way he did. The White House essentially just called Vance a ‘dumb ass,’” the outlet’s tweet reads.Getty also published a shot of the snafu, and its photo shows the same glare.Getty’s photo of Vance speaking in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Pool via Getty ImagesThe Associated Press also caught a snap.The Associated Press’ photo of Vance speaking in Milwaukee on Wednesday. via Associated PressThe White House’s own YouTube account also seems to back up MeidasTouch and Torabi’s claim.In its video of Vance’s speech, when the vice president first flips the poster over, the photo is clearly visible for a brief moment. Once Vance places the photo on an easel, the image is immediately glared out by the lights and appears to stay that way for the rest of his speech.It seems @RapidResponse47’s screenshot shared on X was likely taken during that brief moment of clarity before the photo gets wiped out by the lights. Although the White House’s screenshot appears to be from Fox News’ coverage of Vance’s speech, this HuffPost reporter was also able to capture a clear visual as well from the White House’s official footage.HuffPost screenshot of the brief moment in which Markita Barnes’s photo could clearly be seen during Vance’s speech.Screenshot The White House via YouTubeHuffPost has reached out to the White House for comment but has not yet received an immediate response.Even though Vance accused Democrats of defending Barnes during his speech, she was initially indicted in 2023, which The New York Times notes was during the Biden administration.