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BumRushDaShow

(159,004 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:21 AM Aug 13

JD Vance says it was 'very cool' to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation - but apologizes for 'longer lines

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 12 August 2025 22:40 BST


Vice President JD Vance is sorry — but not that sorry — for any disruptions his July family trip to Disneyland in California may have caused.

“We had the island to ourselves which was very cool. I had never been to Disneyland. I thought it was awesome,” Vance said during an episode of the Katie Miller Podcast that aired on Monday.

Speaking with Miller, a former Trump White House official who is married to current deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Vance apologized to those impacted by the security preparations for his visit. “Sorry to all the people who were at Disneyland for the longer lines, but we had a very good time,” the vice president said with a smile, holding up his hands in mock defense.

But Vance’s visit to the Anaheim park was met with more than just lengthy lines. Hundreds protested his presence at Disneyland, which came as Trump administration immigration officials and federal troops were helping conduct and secure deportation raids across the Los Angeles area.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-disneyland-trip-b2806460.html

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JD Vance says it was 'very cool' to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation - but apologizes for 'longer lines (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 13 OP
He's such a man of the people. OrlandoDem2 Aug 13 #1
He exudes deceit, charlatan and poseur.... As much as he might try to cover, it oozes out. hlthe2b Aug 13 #2
Smarmy. He's gonna single-handedly revive this word. EYESORE 9001 Aug 13 #3
He thinks it "slims" his very round, chubby face and makes him look more "masculine..." hlthe2b Aug 13 #4
Smary and oleaginous. yorkster Aug 13 #13
Yep. That one too. EYESORE 9001 Aug 13 #15
Smarmy. yorkster Aug 13 #16
It takes a special person to do things like this and then say it was cool. Very special. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #19
rich republicons think they are "royals" - not real Americans BoRaGard Aug 13 #5
He is just on one long vacation. Irish_Dem Aug 13 #6
I have a MH question! yardwork Aug 13 #23
A number of possible reasons: Irish_Dem Aug 13 #31
Very interesting! yardwork Aug 13 #32
JD Vance's apology to the public: It sucks to be you! Baitball Blogger Aug 13 #7
Sorry? People buy tickets weeks... months in advance for a Disneyland trip IcyPeas Aug 13 #8
What a complete and utter piece of shit. Paladin Aug 13 #9
Amen republianmushroom Aug 13 #20
They think theyre better than us Johonny Aug 13 #10
there is something that I would love to call him but it would get me banned Javaman Aug 13 #11
Hey dipshit, we hate your guts and you. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #12
JD Vance 'Sorry' for Causing 'Longer Lines' at Disneyland Vance: "...but we had a very good time." LetMyPeopleVote Aug 13 #14
Privileged prick. mwb970 Aug 13 #17
It took awhile to remove the scum from the ride seats. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #18
Did he punch Mickey Mouse in the nose Oeditpus Rex Aug 13 #21
I still can't figure out what "quality" Vance had (besides kissing Trump's ass) that got him the VP role ificandream Aug 13 #22
Vance is owned by the billionaires who funded Trump's campaign. yardwork Aug 13 #24
Peter Theil and Opus Dei. For starters. cbabe Aug 13 #27
Fuck you couch fucker Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 13 #25
Wish he had just stayed on the island. nt BWdem4life Aug 13 #26
Another reason not to attend Disney mdbl Aug 13 #28
Everybody hates Vladimir Futon Blue Owl Aug 13 #29
This pos goes on vacation every week JI7 Aug 13 #30
Did he say THANK YOU? purr-rat beauty Aug 13 #33
"I had never been to Disneyland. I thought it was awesome" LudwigPastorius Aug 13 #34

hlthe2b

(111,126 posts)
2. He exudes deceit, charlatan and poseur.... As much as he might try to cover, it oozes out.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:40 AM
Aug 13

I don't know that even MAGA are fooled.

EYESORE 9001

(28,885 posts)
3. Smarmy. He's gonna single-handedly revive this word.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:56 AM
Aug 13

The weirdo beardo doesn’t help his image. As my grandmother would say, it looks ‘grubby’. In my much more crude manner, I suggest it resembles nothing more than a patch of vigorous pubic follicular activity. Maybe he can single-handedly drive facial hair from fashion as well.

hlthe2b

(111,126 posts)
4. He thinks it "slims" his very round, chubby face and makes him look more "masculine..."
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:05 AM
Aug 13

But, yes, "smarmy" does fit, especially with that eyeliner (and yes, dark eyebrows and lashes, aside, I've seen photos that confirm that he wears eyeliner).

EYESORE 9001

(28,885 posts)
15. Yep. That one too.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:05 AM
Aug 13

It means ‘oily’, implying a slippery nature. Personally, I don’t think he’s got the charisma to pull it off.

BoRaGard

(7,181 posts)
5. rich republicons think they are "royals" - not real Americans
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:09 AM
Aug 13

fugg this "royal republicon" bullshit.

No kings and no junior varsity royals.

This is America, you corrupted republicon wankers.

yardwork

(67,793 posts)
23. I have a MH question!
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:51 PM
Aug 13

I've noticed that Vance likes to go places where he'll be disliked, where he and his family are guaranteed to experience protests. Skiing in Vermont, visiting Disneyland in CA rather than Disney World in FL, vacationing in the Cotswolds (one of the more progressive rural areas of England).

I think he's doing this because he enjoys being perceived as a victim. Not just for political gain but because he's really that messed up.

I know some people like this who have been diagnosed with BPD.

What do you think?

Irish_Dem

(73,614 posts)
31. A number of possible reasons:
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:11 PM
Aug 13

Yes a BPD would like the chaos, division,
People taking sides.

The narcissist believes they are victims because they believe that they are the most brilliant special people in the world and misunderstood.

The psychopath claims victim status to deflect from their own crimes.

I think Vance loves shocking and upsetting people.

Musk does this with his young children and the baby mamas are very upset about it.

The news is full of how bad his marriage is. So he forces his wife and kids to act like performing deals and human shields.

yardwork

(67,793 posts)
32. Very interesting!
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 04:30 PM
Aug 13

I see a number of possible BPD traits in Vance, as a casual amateur observer. He keeps changing his identity - his name, his appearance, his political beliefs. He doesn't seem to know who he is. He's a chameleon.

IcyPeas

(24,114 posts)
8. Sorry? People buy tickets weeks... months in advance for a Disneyland trip
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:56 AM
Aug 13

and it's frigging expensive. Vance probably ruined a lot of peoples' day.... but he had a good time... privileged asswipe. Dragging his kids around from vacation spot to vacation spot and them being booed and protested..... what does that do to a kid? Must be scary.

I.hate.these.people.

Paladin

(31,480 posts)
9. What a complete and utter piece of shit.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:06 AM
Aug 13

Hey, J.D. Vance: As long as you want to talk about your many recent vacations, lets talk about your getting the level of that river raised by the powers that be, so your wide butt would be more comfortable while kayaking. That didn't go over very well with lots of people in Texas, where the government's clusterfuck dealings with flood waters contributed to a bunch of drowning deaths. Maybe you'd like to offer a half-ass apology to the parents of those dead school children.

Johonny

(24,432 posts)
10. They think theyre better than us
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:42 AM
Aug 13

We the people don't matter. And thanks to lazy voters, we now have these ego maniacs running the country, perhaps forever.

Javaman

(64,416 posts)
11. there is something that I would love to call him but it would get me banned
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:55 AM
Aug 13

Instead I will just settle with this: couch fucker is a git.

LetMyPeopleVote

(168,843 posts)
14. JD Vance 'Sorry' for Causing 'Longer Lines' at Disneyland Vance: "...but we had a very good time."
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:02 AM
Aug 13

JD Vance 'Sorry' for Causing 'Longer Lines' at Disneyland

Vance: "...but we had a very good time."

meidasnews.com/news/jd-vanc...

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) 2025-08-12T18:42:39.906Z

ificandream

(11,329 posts)
22. I still can't figure out what "quality" Vance had (besides kissing Trump's ass) that got him the VP role
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:11 PM
Aug 13

He almost makes Dan Quayle look like a genius.

yardwork

(67,793 posts)
24. Vance is owned by the billionaires who funded Trump's campaign.
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:53 PM
Aug 13

His job is to wait in the wings until Trump is out of office and then go in and finish the job of giving everything to the billionaires.

mdbl

(7,229 posts)
28. Another reason not to attend Disney
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:35 PM
Aug 13

add to that the fact it's all over-priced and sub-par value for what you're paying - it's not worth the visit anymore.

purr-rat beauty

(771 posts)
33. Did he say THANK YOU?
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 06:11 PM
Aug 13

Vacationy Vance isn't very grateful for his umpteenth vacay on our tax dollar

What a WORTHLESS POS

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