The midterms proved once and for all that X is not real life

<figure> <img alt="Graphic photo collage of J. D. Vance." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25532395/STK204_JD_VANCE_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A week before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance hosted a town hall in Texas with Fox News host Jesse Watters. It was a friendly event with a friendly audience in what should have been a friendly state, and maybe that's why Vance couldn't help himself. When a college student earnestly asked how the right expected young people like her to settle down and have kids, given the ever-growing cost of living, Vance replied with a quip about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/trump-nicki-minaj-jon-husted">Jon Husted's ass</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The student, Kate White, introduced herself as the vice president of the Texas Christian University chapter of Turning Point USA, the conservative group started by Donald Trump all …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/1028253/midterm-elections-x-right-wing-memes">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>