JD Vance is desperate to shore up support among House Republicans for a spending bill that will keep the government open for the next seven months—and to do so, he revealed that Donald Trump doesn’t actually intend to allow them to spend all of the money Congress allocates.

Vice President Vance delivered a closing pitch in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) government funding bill during the House GOP’s private conference meeting on Tuesday, hours before the lower chamber is scheduled to vote on the measure.

Vice President J.D. Vance urged House Republicans to support an upcoming government funding patch to prevent any derailment of the White House’s agenda, but some lawmakers still remained on the fence.

Critics on social media immediately accused Vance of projection. They suggested the repetition of wild ideas ― and the preaching to voters ― were tactics deployed by President Donald Trump, Vance himself and the rest of the GOP. “Isn’t that Trump’s whole business model?” asked one commenter.

The VP has made social media into a vehicle for his ascent.

J.D. Vance, the current vice-president, appears to have little intention of sitting back in the shadows while waiting for his chance at the top job. Instead, the former marine turned politician is rapidly turning into Donald Trump’s high-profile attack dog.

The vice president has balanced his love for public-facing mudslinging with a quieter portfolio as conciliator and backroom dealmaker.

Last year, the vice president made prices a central theme of the GOP election campaign. Now that eggs cost more than ever, he’s gone quiet.

Viral memes of Vice President JD Vance have flooded social media, depicting him in comically altered and grotesque forms. Now, Vance has responded—by posting a meme of himself.

With her husband JD Vance’s rapid political elevation to President Donald Trump’s second-in-command, Usha Vance stepped away from a successful legal career and into an unelected and ceremonial role that comes with no manual,

JD Vance has gone from being an American author, political commentator, venture capitalist and holding an Ohio Senate seat to being the Vice President of the United