Donald Trump called out JD Vance’s recent weight loss during his Easter lunch speech at the White House Wednesday, praising the vice president as a “perfect looking specimen” to his guests.
The president remarked on Vance’s transformation while searching for his vice president in the crowd while giving an address in the White House’s East Room, noting he couldn’t place Vance at first given he’s now “a little thinner.”
“The White House, including Vice President JD Vance — is JD here? Where is JD?” Trump commented while discussing the need for the GOP to come together for the 2026 midterms. “He’s lost weight. He got a little thinner. And I’m looking for a heavyset gentleman and now I find a perfect looking specimen.”
As Trump went on, he grilled Vance for updates on “the big deal,” likely referring to the ongoing partial shutdown sparked by an impasse over DHS funding.
“He’s doing a great job, and he’s working on the the deal, right? How’s that moving?” he noted. “If it doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance. If it does happen, I’m taking full credit.”
Trump shouted out Vance a number of times during his over 40-minute speech. In fact, later in his address, the president said Vance would either be the “greatest guy” or he would “hit him hard” for his work leading the administration’s crackdown on fraud.
Trump’s lengthy Easter lunch speech came hours before his planned address to the nation Wednesday evening, where he is set to give an update on the Iran War. However, during his holiday spiel, Trump said “the war is going to be over in three days.”
It’s unclear if he plans to echo a similar sentiment during Wednesday night’s address.
Watch Trump’s full Easter lunch speech above.
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