Overview

• Vice President JD Vance posted on X that supporters should "stop the violence against innocent beer cans" and urged "left wing radicals to stop inciting violence against innocent people."
• The post responded to a left-leaning user's share of a clip showing Kid Rock shooting Bud Light cases tied to the brand's 2023 partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, which the user labeled as right-wing "violent rhetoric."
• Replies highlighted a distinction between target practice on beer cans and violence against individuals, a framing echoed by partisan commentators in coverage of the exchange.
• Townhall and Blaze Media promoted the exchange with claims and graphics asserting liberals are more likely to justify political violence, and Townhall cited reporting that described a rise in left-wing terrorism in 2025.
• Fox News placed Vance's comment in the context of his recent statements blaming left-wing radicalization for political violence, referencing reactions to an ICE facility shooting and the killing of Charlie Kirk.