Video
At a Thanksgiving appearance at Fort Campbell, Vice President JD Vance stunned U.S. troops with what many called a "strange" speech about one Thanksgiving staple: turkey.
After asking how many of the soldiers “really like turkey,” Vance responded: “You are all full of s*** … turkey doesn’t actually taste that good.”
"A pretty good rule of thumb … if you’ve got to deep-fry something to make it taste good, it probably isn’t that good", he added.
Meanwhile, the occasion, meant to honour the troops before the holiday, had just followed a serious national security incident, making the off-the-cuff food rant feel especially unexpected.
Needless to say, social media has had a field day with the spectacle, with some mocking his disdain for a Thanksgiving tradition many hold dear, while others are bemused by the dramatic delivery.
Why not read…
- Watch: Thanksgiving traffic piles up in insane aerial footage
- Karoline Leavitt's son plays alongside pardoned thanksgiving turkey
How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel
Sign up to our free indy100 weekly newsletter
Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
Trump branded a 'bully' after blasting governor as 'big fat slob'