Another day, another moment where JD Vance just cannot own up to f**king up. The latest controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s VP pick began on Thursday when he posted a video on X (Twitter) of the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant when South Carolina’s Caitlin Upton stumbled through an answer to a question about why she thinks a fifth of Americans cannot locate the country on a world map.
The point of the post? He attempted to mock Kamala Harris’ interview with CNN this week, writing: Related: JD Vance Bashes Childless Teachers In Awful Resurfaced Remarks! Take a look (below): While Vance may have thought this was a funny joke in his mind, everyone else, on the other hand?
They are not laughing – whatsoever. In the comments section, many people slammed the politician for making fun of a young woman resurfacing a moment that became very painful for her years later.
You see, Caitlin got bullied a lot following the competition. She told New York Magazine in 2015: OMG!? That is horrible! The bullying got so bad she told the outlet that she became “very depressed” and even contemplated suicide.
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