Vice President JD Vance shared a humorous glimpse into life inside the Oval Office during an event honoring actor Sylvester Stallone, recounting a moment when President Donald Trump paused an important discussion to critique everyone’s shoes. Vance said he was meeting with Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio when the president suddenly shifted the conversation, declaring that “shoes” were more important. Trump leaned over the Resolute Desk, inspected their footwear, and joked, “Marco, JD, you guys have s****y shoes,” drawing laughter from the crowd. He then pulled out a shoe catalog, asking Rubio and Vance for their sizes as he prepared to gift them four pairs each, and even questioned an unnamed politician in the room who revealed a shoe size of seven. Trump teased that “you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size,” prompting more laughter. Standing with his wife Usha, Vance closed by joking that they wouldn’t ask the Second Lady for her opinion.
Vance and his wife spent the day before Thanksgiving serving meals to soldiers at Fort Campbell, home to more than 30,000 active-duty personnel. The visit followed a recent appearance in Tennessee at a Republican National Committee fundraiser. A Marine veteran, Vance delivered remarks to service members and expressed appreciation for their service.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Republican-led challenge to federal campaign finance limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates—a case involving Vance from his 2022 Ohio Senate run. The challengers argue that the restrictions violate First Amendment rights, invoking broader debates that have persisted since the Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision.