Haley Joel Osment Praised For Wild JD Vance Impression: He 'Should Win An Emmy'

Haley Joel Osment is getting love on social media this week for his impression of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) after he parodied the Republican vice presidential nominee’s cringeworthy visit to a donut shop in August.

The actor, in a mock ad that aired during “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday, dismissed critics who labeled him “weird,” “creepy” and “awkward.”

“They want you to think that I can’t order a simple door nut — donut. Shit,” said Osment, who debuted his impression on the show early last month.

Osment proceeded to cut in front of an elderly woman before speaking to a shop employee, using Vance’s “whatever makes sense” line when deciding on what donuts to buy.

“I can get that for you,” said the employee as Osment walked to a display case with donuts inside and proceeded to punch it open, breaking the glass display in the process.

The actor declared that the Democrats claim he doesn’t “know how to talk to people” before awkwardly sitting down next to a Black construction worker at the shop.

“Hello worker, may I sit?” Osment asked.

“Sure,” replied the worker, who watched as Osment dumped a donut into a cup of coffee and spilled it in front of him.

“So, how long you been Black?” asked Vance before stopping the worker to locate the “smell” of a pregnant woman.

You can watch the full clip below.

Osment was praised for the portrayal, including by Jace Serrano, a screenwriter who shared a clip of the Kimmel parody that went viral.

“Haley Joel Osment should win an Emmy for his portrayal of JD Vance trying to buy a donut,” Serrano wrote.

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