US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Uline Inc. at Lehigh Valley International Airport on December 16, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Vice President JD Vance on Monday shared photos of his training with the Navy SEALs in Coronado, California. He jogged on the beach, helped carry a log, climbed netting and looked patriotic in front of a flag – but some critics advised the veep to focus his efforts elsewhere.
“Nice cosplay as a Navy SEAL,” one wrote. “Leadership isn’t about photo ops, it’s about fixing the mess at home.”
Vice President Vance trains with @USNavy Seals at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado 📸 pic.twitter.com/AClJaxCdo0
— Vice President JD Vance (@VP) December 23, 2025— Vice President JD Vance (@VP) December 23, 2025“A desperate photo op for a Vice President who cares more about his military ‘aesthetic’ than actually governing,” another sneered.
Vance, a Marine veteran, said on X that the Navy’s elite warrior SEALs, who must pass extremely difficult testing, “took it easy on me and I still feel like I got hit by a freight train.”
“GI Jello” got hit with some negative comments, too.
A pathetic vanity project masquerading as 'training.' JD Vance playing dress-up with the Navy SEALs while federal workers go unpaid during his administration's shutdown is a slap in the face to real service members. It's not a show of strength; it’s a desperate photo op for a…
— Selena Maris (@ItsSelenaMaris) December 23, 2025You should just keep running. And I don't mean for office. Pull a Forrest Gump and disappear.
— ChillyWilly (@Lipp1661839) December 23, 2025GI Jello
— RJ (@RJ_T0day) December 23, 2025Holy propaganda
— spacecowboy (@daspacecowboy_) December 23, 2025Cool, man—but when you’re done cosplaying, can you and your boss do something about housing and grocery prices? Thanks.
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) December 22, 2025Photo ops should be illegal.
It’s akin to Jake Paul pretending he’s a real boxer.
Look what happens. Someone ends up taking you seriously and you get a broken jaw
This administration loves their photo shoots
— Shahab (@Shahabs) December 23, 2025The couch stood a better chance
— Jim Meyer (@JMeyer28864) December 23, 2025
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