Vice President JD Vance this week told USA Today that he’s ready to become president if “God forbid” something should happen to President Donald Trump.
But California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has been trolling both on social media, gave the vice president a blunt response:
The president has faced growing questions about his health in recent weeks, as observers have noticed swelling around his feet and bruises on his hands, often covered with makeup.
The White House has stated that the swelling is caused by a condition known as chronic venous insufficiency, which involves poor blood flow from the legs back to the heart. The bruises, they said, are from shaking so many hands and the use of aspirin.
But Vance said he’s “very confident” that Trump will serve his full term.
“The president is in incredibly good health,” he told USA Today. “He’s got incredible energy.”
If anything goes wrong, however, Vance said he has the “on-the-job training” needed to step in.
Newsom disagrees.
In a separate interview, Vance called out Newsom for mocking Trump’s bombastic social media posts with over-the-top messages of his own.
“You can’t mimic the king,” Vance said on Fox News. “You can’t mimic the master.”
Newsom’s press office later posted what looked like a direct response, in Trump-like fashion.
“AN HONOR! THANK YOU!!!” they wrote, along with the following image:
