Overview
- The vice president wrote on X that a "narrow exception to the First Amendment" should bar saying the numbers after hearing his five-year-old repeat the chant.
- He described the moment happening during church readings on pages 66–67, which prompted the repeated "six seven" refrain.
- The craze traces to rapper Skrilla’s 2025 track "Doot Doot (6 7)" referencing 6-foot-7 NBA player LaMelo Ball and spread through viral clips and chants.
- Some schools have reported restricting the chant as it permeated classrooms, and Dictionary.com recently named the term Word of the Year.
- Coverage characterized Vance’s call as tongue-in-cheek, and responses online ranged from joking agreement to frustration with the trend.