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JD Vance dressed as his own meme for Halloween — and the internet noticed

US Vice President JD Vance leaned straight into the joke this Halloween, throwing on the curly wig, blazer and red tie to cosplay the viral “say thank you” meme version of himself. He posted a quick video from the US Naval Observatory — opening the door for trick-or-treaters and signing off with, “Happy Halloween… remember to say thank you!” The clip did big numbers across X and Instagram within hours.

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If you’ve somehow missed the origin story: back in February, Vance pressed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on whether he’d ever said “thank you” for US aid — a tense exchange that spawned months of edits exaggerating Vance’s hair, face and expressions. The “fat JD curly hair” gag became shorthand online, and even the White House ribbed him with a tongue-in-cheek costume card this week.

By dressing as the meme, Vance flipped the script a bit. Instead of swatting it away, he treated the whole thing like a self-own with a wink — the kind of internet judo politicians try when a joke just won’t die. Reactions were split, as you’d expect: fans called it good-humoured and humanizing; critics called it corny and attention-seeking. Either way, it kept him in the feed all day.

One detail that helped the post travel: the production had meme-brain baked in — the wig, the stiff smile, the spin to the “Twilight Zone” theme — echoing the edits that made him a running bit in the first place. It’s not a policy move, but in 2025 politics, a sticky visual can matter as much as a press release. For Vance, Halloween was a chance to say “thanks” — and take the punchline for a walk.