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JD Vance Humiliated After Painful Speech Flub Goes Viral: ‘I’m On The Wrong Page Here’

The vice president flubbed a speech this week.

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Is JD Vance’s quest to become Donald Trump’s successor as the Republican standard-bearer in trouble?

This week, in a visit to the early caucus state of Iowa, the vice president was seen as flubbing his speech.

According to The Independent, “things quickly went off the rails” when Vance made his first visit to Iowa as vice president.

“While speaking at a manufacturing facility in Des Moines Tuesday, Vance awkwardly fumbled through his prepared remarks for about 30 seconds. At one point, he asked for assistance from GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, who he was in the state to campaign for,” the report said.

“When I see Iowa farmers who need to get that E15 to market…What is uh this? What is uh, Zach you’re gonna have to help me out with her name here, I lost my page here,” Vance said in the speech.

“Okay alright, okay there we go: Sarah Trone Garriot,” Vance added, referring to the candidate’s opening. “I’m on the wrong page here.”

By contrast, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seen as the other likely Republican frontrunner, should he opt to run for president in 2028, gave what was considered a well-received turn in the White House press room this week. Rubio is also set to visit the Pope this week in Rome.

“Several commenters pointed to the contrast between Vance’s stumbling and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s White House briefing Tuesday, where he earned praise for his off-the-cuff responses and ability to distill the administration’s foreign policy into clear, bite-sized points – with a few Nineties rap references thrown in for good measure,” the Independent reported. “Both Vance and Rubio are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. The men, who are close friends, have remained tight-lipped about their White House ambitions, but several signs point to the possibility that they may enter the race, including their high popularity among Republicans.”

Social media users also had things to say about the vice president’s flub.

Photo courtesy of the Political Tribune media library. 

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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