On Thursday evening, Trump and First Lady Melania traveled a short distance to the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory. Streets were cleared for the motorcade. Inside, the two couples shared a private meal lasting more than an hour. It was the first time Trump had left the White House since government funding lapsed.
Vance posted about it on X right after. He said he and his wife were “so grateful” to host the Trumps. He added, “It’s always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner.”
It’s always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner!
Usha and I were so grateful that President Trump and our lovely First Lady, Melania, could join us for dinner at the Vice President’s Residence last night.🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8XDsXyj8oD
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 3, 2025
That line got people talking, with many different views.
Are you going to introduce him to your couch?
— M3O (@DrM3O) October 3, 2025
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Always risky inviting him over.. he will have the whole thing renovated next week 😂
— Saltwater Cowgirl (@TerryTorrens) October 3, 2025
Did you each bring your own makeup artists?
— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) October 3, 2025
Did you get to hang out with the couch?
— Gator⚡Gum (@gator_gum) October 3, 2025
Genuinely curious about this…what do y’all talk about? Is it all business? Or more like, “How are the kids doing in school?” “Man, did you see the UGA/Bama game?” “How much longer until UGA fires Mike Bobo?”
— Jace Walden (@jacewalden) October 3, 2025
— Marcopolo🇺🇸 (@brickstocker) October 3, 2025
Discussing more sinister plans for the country?
Like making thousands of Federal employees resign, together with massive deportations to crash the jobs market?
Or how to keep spinning the Epstein files?
— Gauda (@Bitcojner) October 3, 2025
Whoever does both of your makeup, tell them to do a better job 😂 pic.twitter.com/ifiqrNlGlS
— BRT🌻 (@BioRecTech) October 3, 2025
Orange man must be a fckn hilarious dinner date
— ₿roodloper (@broodloper) October 3, 2025
— Kingsley👑 (@0g_wizard) October 3, 2025
Dinner at the VP’s residence looks like a campaign strategy meeting disguised with dessert. The 2028 playbook is already being written.
— ADC Vanguard (@ADCVanguard_) October 3, 2025
Just a day before, Vance stood in the White House briefing room and blamed Democrats for the shutdown. He accused them of trying to force “billions of dollars for health care for illegal aliens.”
That claim was false. A law signed by Ronald Reagan back in 1986 made that kind of spending illegal.
The same day, Vance defended Trump’s use of a racist AI video mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The video showed Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache. Vance said it was “funny.” He promised to stop the “sombrero memes” if Democrats gave Trump what he wanted. Federal workers may be missing paychecks, but for Vance this was a punchline.
Meanwhile, Trump is using the shutdown as a weapon. He threatened to fire thousands of federal workers and called some agencies “Democrat Agencies.” He wants to cut funding for projects in states that did not vote for him. That means punishing voters who dared to choose Democrats.
Featured image via X screengrab
