Vice President J.D. Vance reportedly called an interviewer an “asshole” after being referred to as an “intellectual” at a black-tie event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening.
The event was hosted by the conservative think tank American Compass, where founder Oren Cass interviewed Vance on stage. In his introduction, Cass referenced Vance’s pre-White House career as a writer for National Review and described him as an intellectual “in the good sense of the term.”
“I come here and you insult me,” Vance replied jokingly. “And you call me ‘an intellectual,’ remind me that I wrote for the National Review. What an asshole this guy is!”
Cass responded as the audience clapped: “That’s fair. I will admit that I, too, wrote for National Review.”
The magazine leans conservative but is no friend of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement although several of the president’s policies align with those embraced by the publication for years.
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JD Vance: “I come here for free and you insult me. You call me an intellectual, remind me that I wrote for National Review — what an a**hole this guy is!”pic.twitter.com/U6cKhAF0SU
— (news) DOGE (@DOGE__news) June 4, 2025
Last month, Vance made headlines when