JD Vance
US Vice President
JD Vance
US Vice President
As of February 2025, J.D. Vance serves as Vice President under Donald Trump. He gained fame with his 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy and later shifted from critic to ally of Trump, securing the vice presidency in 2024. At the Munich Security Conference, Vance drew attention for criticizing European leaders over censorship, calling it a bigger threat than Russia or China, and meeting with far-right figures, sparking backlash from European officials.
Vance Fires Back at Zelensky: 'Absurd' Claim US Sides with Russia in Ukraine War
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Vice President JD Vance responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that the US government has sided with Russia in its war against Ukraine, calling it "absurd". Vance stated that it's not productive for Zelensky to make such claims, given that the US is currently supporting Ukraine.