JD Vance shut down liberal trolls wondering why Donald Trump hadn’t been seen in three days with a photo alongside the president and their wives.
The vice president wrote on X: ‘It’s always a good time when you get to have the boss over for dinner!’
‘Usha and I were so grateful that President Trump and our lovely First Lady, Melania, could join us for dinner at the Vice President’s Residence last night,’ he added.
The picture shows Trump and Vance’s wives beaming in elegant ensembles, while the president and vice president grinned in suits and ties.
Melania wore a leather dress, while the Second Lady appeared in a black top and blazer with a white and black-patterned long skirt.
Trump making no public appearances on Wednesday and Thursday drove some on the left – including top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries – to hysterics.
‘Throughout this week, Donald Trump has been missing in action. He remains in the presidential witness protection program,’ the New York Democrat said Friday at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
During her Friday afternoon briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked to respond to Jeffries’ dig.
JD Vance (pictured center right) shut down liberal trolls wondering why Donald Trump (pictured center left) hadn’t been seen in three days with a cherry photo alongside the president and their wives
Trump making no public appearances on Wednesday and Thursday
‘That’s just more ridiculous fodder from Team Jeffries,’ she replied.
‘As you all know, because you’re here every day, the president is literally working around the clock right now,’ she continued. ‘He has a swearing-in ceremony, or he already did. He has several meetings on the books today. He literally works 24/7. Anyone who works in this place or covers this place, as you all do, knows that to be true.’
‘And Hakeem Jeffries and the Senate Democrats should get back to work in a few minutes and vote to reopen the government,’ she scoffed.
Leavitt was also asked if Trump was personally making calls to Democratic senators – as five more need to be peeled off to end the shutdown.
‘The Senate Republicans are speaking directly with moderate Democrats,’ she answered.
‘I understand those conversations have become very serious and we hope positive in the right direction so that Democrats can do the right thing,’ she added.
White House spokesperson Kush Desai pointed out to the Daily Mail that Trump ‘did multiple press conferences and in the last two days did an hour long sit-down interview and secured a historic peace agreement in the Middle East, which is something neither Joe Biden nor any other Democrat could ever dream of accomplishing.’
Specifically addressing the claims that Trump has been ‘missing’ he answered: ‘What’s missing is the Democrats’ concern for everyday Americans who are reeling from the Democrats’ government shutdown.’
President Donald Trump (right) was seen in video footage Friday posted by longtime aide Margo Martin at the conclusion of a swearing-in ceremony for U.S.’s ambassador to Sweden, Christine Toretti (center). He’s held no public events since Tuesday
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann stoked speculation that something was awry with President Donald Trump, who hasn’t been in front of the press during all three days of the government shutdown
‘Democrats should do some soul searching about why they care more about free health care for illegal aliens than American citizens,’ he added.
That didn’t stop some liberals from asking outrageous questions regarding Trump’s whereabouts.
‘Once again, we bury the lede even after [Karoline] confirms the essence of it: The camera-obsessed narcissist president is… where?’ asked former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann on X on Friday. ‘How long has Trump BEEN missing?’
On Wednesday, Thursday and now Friday, Trump held no public events.
On Thursday evening, the conservative One America News broadcast a sit-down interview with the president that had been pre-taped the day before.
Also on Thursday, the president took his motorcade to the Naval Observatory to have dinner with Vance.
Reporters didn’t get a chance to peak into the dinner.
On Thursday evening, the conservative One America News broadcast a sit-down interview with the president that had been pre-taped the day before
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized President Donald Trump for being MIA amid the government shutdown, saying at a press conference Friday that ‘he remains in the presidential witness protection program’
On Friday, Trump was briefly captured seated at the Resolute Desk by longtime aide Margo Martin, as she shared a video of Vance performing the swearing-in of the U.S.’s ambassador to Sweden, Christine Toretti.
Toretti’s swearing-in stayed closed to press, after she was twice rejected by the Senate during Trump’s first term after being nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Malta.
Later Friday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a photo of Trump taping a video in the Oval Office relaying the latest news on Gaza.
Reporters were not invited into the Oval for the taping.
In late August, Trump went several days before the Labor Day holiday without holding public events, sparking false rumors online that he had died.
The 79-year-old president has made several cracks about it since.
‘I want to thank the media. They’ve been very nice lately. Although – I’m still here,’ the president said during a September dinner with tech leaders.
During his sit-down with OAN this week, he was asked if he had big plans ahead of the 2026 midterm races.
‘I have big plans, I want to survive,’ the president said laughing.