Brit Hume Suggests JD Vance Got The VP Nod Because He 'Sucked Up Effectively' To Trump
Now that Donald Trump has chosen JD Vance to be his running mate in the upcoming presidential election, people are speculating what qualities set the Ohio senator apart from the other people who were reportedly up for consideration.
Trump, as of Monday the official GOP nominee for president, claimed on his Truth Social platform that Vance was “the person best suited to assume the position.” But Fox News analyst Brit Hume wondered if maybe Vance was just the best at kissing Trump’s behind.
During a discussion about the vice presidential selection on Monday, Hume pointed out Vance’s previous stance as a “Never Trumper” before speculating on why Trump chose him.
“Did he get it because he was really the best qualified to be president?” Hume asked. “Or did he get it because he sucked up effectively to the nominee? People will have questions about that.”
Fox News' Brit Hume on J.D. Vance as the VP pick: "Did [Vance] get it because he was really the best qualified to be president or did he get it because he sucked up effectively to the nominee?" pic.twitter.com/iKev00ZQJX
— The Recount (@therecount) July 15, 2024
Considering that a lot of Trump voters are reportedly not thrilled with the selection of Vance, many people on social media thought Hume might be on to something.
As far as sucking up to Trump in public, in order to win his approval and become his running mate, Mike Pence has nothing on J.D. Vance. https://t.co/fINBtJlxze
— Don Jefferis (@donjefferis214) July 15, 2024
Virginian Britt Hume says the quiet part out loud.
— Mary Alice (@MAliceLynch) July 15, 2024
He was the most recent suck up, so true to form, Trump picks the last person in the room who agreed with him.
— Health Is Wealth 🖖 (@PrincSandTheP) July 15, 2024
When even Brit Hume on FOX NEWS knows you’re an unqualified suck-up, you know you’re it’s bad. https://t.co/DMgMUQ4X80
— @M3Writer.bsky.social (@M3Writer) July 15, 2024
Absolutely,
Bootlicking at its best 😏
Fox News' Brit Hume on J.D. Vance as the VP pick: "Did he get it because he sucked up effectively to the nominee?"https://t.co/MBbBWGElut— Anthony Ramey (@anthonyramey5) July 15, 2024
Hume later seemed to do a bit of sucking up himself, with a social media post that praised Vance as “dazzlingly articulate” and, possibly, “a natural politician.”
I have my doubts about Vance but he is dazzlingly articulate and may be a natural politician. See below, from the inimitable @ZitoSalena, https://t.co/VSg2Ei3krx
— Brit Hume (@brithume) July 15, 2024