The White House Inadvertently Called JD Vance A "Dumb A**" after his Onstage Screw-Up

Published: Jul 12, 2026 7:16 PM • Updated: Jul 12, 2026 8:06 PM • Original source

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The White House tried to blame someone else for an embarrassing mistake that seems to have been the vice president’s fault.

Vance pointing to picture obscured by light: Look at this woman. pic.twitter.com/gN02f1ZdtH

Your dumb ass is shielding a criminal who stole $2.4 million in taxpayer-funded benefits meant to help at-risk pregnant women and women with young kids.She's spending the next decade in federal prison thanks to this Administration's relentless work to end the fraud. https://t.co/wZKOIHWQoz pic.twitter.com/vBTsSIoftF

Um... Do they think @Acyn blurred their faces? It was Vance who obscured her by placing the board the way he did. The White House essentially just called Vance a "dumb ass." https://t.co/yBzGuRmpvd pic.twitter.com/CsHBhKNuOR

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.