A decade-old anti-Trump post shared by U.S. Vice President JD Vance has resurfaced online, drawing renewed attention to his personal life, his wife’s immigrant background, and the dramatic political reversal that has fueled accusations of hypocrisy from critics.
The post, dating back to 2016, highlights how far Vance has traveled politically. Raised by grandparents who supported Democrats, Vance later became a prominent “Never Trump” voice during the 2016 election cycle, at one point reportedly considering a vote for Hillary Clinton.
His personal life has often intersected with those political shifts. Although born in California, Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, comes from an Indian-American immigrant family and was a registered Democratic voter until 2014. Vance has previously acknowledged that the two have openly argued about some of the choices he has made over the years.
Since 2016, however, Vance’s views have changed sharply. He has rebranded himself as an outspoken “America First” ally of Donald Trump, ultimately winning election as a Republican in 2024 and landing his current role in the administration. In that position, he has been vocal in backing aggressive immigration enforcement and ICE deportations.
On Twitter, as the platform was then known, Vance posted the following in October 2009:
“Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible. God wants better of us.”
The post resurfaced via an X account run by Jamie Bonkiewicz, which shared the screenshot alongside the caption, “This was before J.D. Vance’s full moral collapse.”
The revival of the message prompted a wave of reactions, with many users pointing to the contrast between Vance’s past words and his current, unwavering support for Trump’s policies.
The resurfaced quote is not the only old statement now circulating. Another post from 2021 has also gained traction in recent weeks. In it, Vance wrote about Jeffrey Epstein: “Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don’t talk about it.”
Together, the rediscovered posts have intensified scrutiny of Vance’s evolution, especially as debates over immigration policy, political loyalty, and accountability continue to dominate the national conversation.
