Another JD Vance joke goes wrong as quip about Tim Walz comes back to bite Trump

Senator JD Vance has made yet another joke that backfired.

Vance was speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday morning when a reporter asked how he is preparing to debate Governor Tim Walz on October 1.

“Well, I found a good friend from back home who embellishes and lies a lot, I’m having him stand in for Tim Walz,” Vance responded.

But the insult quickly backfired as several social media users joked Vance was referencing Donald Trump, who has become notorious for lying over everything from election results and crowd sizes to the weather. The Washington Post estimated that during his presidency he made more than 30,000 false or misleading statements.

“Nice of Trump to help Vance with debate prep,” author and Jeopardy! Champion Hemant Mehta wrote.

The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican organization, posted a photo of the former president with the caption, “The friend.”

“JD Vance confirms Donald Trump is helping him with debate prep,” Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, quipped.

Others posted that they found the response flat-out strange.

“Okay, so why should the American public vote for y- ‘MY FRIEND IS A HUGE LIAR JUST ABSOLUTELY FULL OF S***,’” journalist Rafi Schwartz posted.

“How can you be Donald Trump’s running mate and say this without recognizing what a massive self-own it will be and…oh, I forgot it’s JD Vance, nvm,” USA Today humor columnist Rex Huppke said.

The Independent has contacted spokespeople for Vance and Trump for comment.

This social media mockery comes on the heels of Vance’s visit to a Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant.

Founded by two brothers in 1930, Pat’s King of Steaks prides itself as the “originator and inventor of the steak and cheesesteak sandwich.” The joint