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JD Vance Recalls Trump Pausing Oval Office Meeting to Make Shoe-Size Joke

The vice president’s anecdote, shared in recent remarks and widely reposted online, is being viewed as an example of the president’s off-the-cuff, sometimes crude banter.

Overview

  • Vance said the president halted a “really important” Oval Office discussion, called Marco Rubio’s and his shoes “s****y,” and pulled out a catalog to gift new pairs.
  • He recounted that Trump asked for sizes—Rubio at 11.5, Vance at 13, and an unnamed politician at 7—then quipped that you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size.
  • The remarks circulated in a Benny Show clip and were reported across outlets on December 7–8.
  • Online reactions ranged from lighthearted wordplay to complaints that talk of shoes trivializes more pressing concerns.
  • No official White House response or policy implications have been reported, and coverage noted echoes of Trump–Rubio jibes about stature from 2016.