Overview

• Memes featuring exaggerated and distorted edits of Vice President JD Vance's face have gone viral across social media platforms, evolving into a bipartisan internet phenomenon.
• The trend gained significant momentum following Vance's tense White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where Vance's remarks questioning U.S. aid sparked widespread online mockery.
• Vance officially acknowledged the trend by posting a meme of himself edited into Leonardo DiCaprio's iconic 'Rick Dalton pointing' image from 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' garnering millions of views.
• The memes range from grotesque caricatures to humorous inserts of Vance into pop culture references, with some social media users joking they no longer remember his real appearance.
• While initially used to mock Vance, the memes have been embraced by both critics and supporters, with some right-wing commentators suggesting the trend could bolster his political image in the long term.