Overview
- Vance posted a wig-clad selfie on X and a Halloween video from the Naval Observatory repeating the meme’s "remember to say thank you" line.
- Engagement surged across platforms, with outlets reporting tens of millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes within hours.
- The White House amplified the gag, resharing Vance’s image with "MAKE SURE YOU SAY THANK YOU" after earlier posting a mock costume pack that "does not include the fat JD curly hair."
- The meme traces to Vance’s February White House exchange with Zelensky, which spawned edited images depicting him with enlarged features and curly hair.
- Online reaction ranged from praise to derision as users remixed the clip—some with AI—and commentator Benny Johnson said Vance signaled the plan in advance.