JD Vance Shares Hilarious Oval Office Moment as Trump Turns Serious Talk Into a Shoe-Size Roast

Vice President JD Vance is sharing a behind-the-scenes moment he will “never forget” from the Trump White House. He told the story at a Christmas party honoring actor Sylvester Stallone, which has become one of the administration’s most talked-about anecdotes because it involves shoes.

Vance said he was in the Oval Office with Trump, Rubio, and another senior official discussing a “very important” topic. Trump interrupted the conversation by raising his hand to say something more vital needed to be done. That “urgent” problem was shoes.

Vance remembered Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk and staring at him and Rubio before joking that they had “bad shoes.” The audience laughed, and Vance said Trump quickly browsed a catalog to buy them new pairs. He reportedly offered to give them four pairs and requested their exact sizes to match.

Vance recounted how Trump asked about shoe sizes from person to another. Vance replied with a size of 13 after Rubio gave an 11½ response. Trump questioned an unknown politician his size, and he said “seven.” The punchline Trump provided shortly later followed that remark.

Vance said Trump leaned back, hesitated, and said, “You can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size.” The crowd roared, and Vance said they wouldn’t question his wife, Usha, who was with him at the party, about that observation.

The event, captured on film by conservative commentator Benny Johnson, showed Trump’s typical comedy, which he has utilized throughout his political career. It also recalled a 2016 GOP debate discussion in which Trump defended himself after Rubio joked about his hands. Despite the jest, Trump famously stated there was “no problem.”

The Oval Office moment’s Vance recount highlights the administration’s combination of seriousness and levity and how quickly Trump can switch from policy to joking. The vice president stressed that the group was debating an important problem, but the incident showed the president’s ability to lighten the mood even in one of America’s most important chambers.

The story has since gone viral, adding to Trump’s extensive collection of off-the-cuff humor. It was an Oval Office exchange Vance will remember forever, proving that even high-stakes meetings can be funny.

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