Vice President JD Vance got the last laugh in responding to a post suggesting that some not-so-bright University of Minnesota students were making a racket outside a hotel they believed the vice president was staying at — in the bitter cold of a Minnesota winter.
Turns out, according to the post, Vance was actually back in DC, which the veep appeared to confirm when he responded with a hilarious laugh emoji.
“Libs in Minneapolis are currently standing outside a hotel in -15 degree weather banging pots and playing instruments to keep JD Vance from sleeping inside his hotel. Little do they know, JD Vance landed back in D.C. 5 hours ago,” posted the popular X account, johnny maga.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 23, 2026
Vance visited Minneapolis on Thursday in support of a surge of federal officials in the Twin Cities to enforce immigration laws amid the chaos. He participated in a roundtable and met with ICE agents and business leaders, according to Fox 9.
“Local authorities have been told do not cooperate,” Vance said of the “chaotic” conditions federal agents are facing. “This is disgraceful. The number one thing I learned today is that the best way to facilitate the law would be for state and local officials to cooperate with us.”
The vice president praised ICE agents, saying they “are doing an incredible job, and frankly, a lot of the media are lying about the job they do every day.”
Our plan is very simple: if you storm a church or assault a federal officer, we’re going to do everything we can to put you in prison. pic.twitter.com/xaio0CzFmq
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 22, 2026
“Come out and protest, but do it peacefully,” Vance said to the rabble. “If you assault law enforcement officers, the Trump administration is going to prosecute you under the fullest extent of the law.”
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
They are showing all of America what unhinged looks like
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) January 23, 2026
They’re all on bluesky too so they won’t figure it out until a few days from now. 😂🤣😂🤣
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 23, 2026
As funny as this is, I feel awful for anyone trying to stay there and sleep.
Don’t they have noise ordinances? Why aren’t they police breaking that up or arresting people?
— Ben Dempsey (@BenDempsey18) January 23, 2026
You can always spot the ones who don’t have jobs
— TheBeerBrewer (@ATLBeerBrewer) January 23, 2026
— SensibleTXan (@FLDY1016) January 23, 2026
JD Vance triumphantly leaving Minneapolis.🤘🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3g5UU4bVg2
— HVY-METAL (@thehvymetal) January 23, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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