JD Vance hits back at Joy Reid with own meme after she calls him a 'mediocre White man'
WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President JD Vance hit back at Joy Reid by sharing a meme photo of himself after her statement mocking him went viral. She was in an interview with former CNN journalist Don Lemon on September 23 when she made those comments, which later went viral the following day.
Joy Reid attacks Charlie Kirk and JD Vance in the interview
Reid, a former employee at MSNBC, who was fired in February, first said that she mourns the way Charlie Kirk died, then went on to criticize his stance on affirmative action. She highlighted how it applies to women like herself, former first lady Michelle Obama, former congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
She then argued that affirmative action is often used to help mediocre White men like Vance.
Reid blasted the empowerment of "White people who are essentially mediocre in scale compared to a Black person," suggesting, "Maybe the way that JD Vance got into Yale is because they were tired of just letting in White men from New York, from all the elite schools, and they wanted an Appalachian White. That's how that man got into Yale, I promise you.”
Reid has often created a row about her controversial statements involving White people, especially White men. She recently described American icon Elvis Presley as a mediocre White man.
Joy Reid applauds affirmative action
“Diversity initiatives bring in people of all backgrounds, such as disabled people, military veterans, people who come from Appalachia, White folks who come from Alaska, and different places that they don't normally come from,” she said while talking to Lemon.
Joy Reid takes a dig at right-wing critics
She called herself a beneficiary of affirmative action and told her critics on the right wing that they should thank God for having the chance to know who she is.
"Right-wingers, you have the ability to know who I am when I don't know who most of y'all are, but you know me because affirmative action brought me your way," she said.
"Tell the Lord, ‘Thank you.’ Be grateful for all that God has given you. God knows what God is doing. She a smart, smart lady.”
"She probably Black," Lemon said. "And she definitely Black," Reid responded.
JD Vance hits back at Joy Reid
Vance then responded by sharing a post with a clip where Reid made these statements, with an image of himself appearing to mock her commentary. Many of his supporters also joined in by posting memes in response.
