JD Vance attempted to portray Democrats as hypocritical during a Tuesday press conference, but his reasoning as to why was a real head-scratcher.
The objects of the vice president's ire were the 'No Kings' protests that have popped up around the U.S. during Donald Trump's second term in office.
During the presser, Vance griped about the protests and rhetorically asked, 'And how many Democratic lawmakers have I seen holding up signs that say "No Kings"?'
But he then suggested that the lawmakers participating in the 'No Kings' rallies must be hypocrites because of how they responded last month when King Charles addressed Congress during the state visit.
'They're putting up signs that say "No Kings,"' he said. '[The Democrats are] very, very insistent that we not have kings. And then King Charles comes to the congressional chamber and these guys break out in rapturous applause.'
Apparently, in Vance's mind, applauding a world leader who has come to your workplace to speak is the same as pledging undying fealty.
He doubled down by suggesting that the 'No Kings' protests weren't really about kings at all.
'So maybe they don't care so much about kings as much as they pretended they do,' Vance suggested. 'Maybe they just don't like the agenda that we're implementing that's actually making American workers and American families safe and prosperous again.'
Vance may have thought he had a mic drop moment, but many people on social media weren't very impressed by his logic.
One user wrote: ''No Kings' is about not wanting an American president acting above the law… not about protesting a ceremonial monarch from another country with zero power over the US government. This isn't complicated.'
Another added: 'JD Vance discovering that "No Kings" was not actually a literal anti-monarchy protest against King Charles personally is incredible stuff. By this logic Republicans can never say "Drain the Swamp" again unless they immediately start harassing alligators in Florida.'
One person did take Vance's suggestion of hypocrisy to its logical extreme, and wondered why those 'No Kings' protesters never picket Burger Kings or chess tournaments.
'I've also never seen them protest outside of Burger King or a chess tournament. Hypocrites,' they wrote.
