A New York Times report claimed that JD Vance is not active on social media on the advice of Susie Wales.
Vice President J.D. Vance has not been seen recently fighting back against his critics on
But now White House spokesman Steve Cheung said this never happened and this is completely fake news. “This is not true. We denied it to the New York Times and they refused to publish our quote. Complete fake news. This supposed ‘conversation’ never happened,” Cheung said.The New York Times reported that Vance used to pass his phone around frequently in meetings. President Trump also posts on Truth Social a lot, but he doesn’t respond to people online, but Vance is used to that.
“Susie Wells, Trump’s chief of staff, recently advised Mr. Vance to take a break from social media, as did other West Wing officials, according to people familiar with those interactions, because the fight was under his desk,” the report said.J.D. Vance recently said he was taking a break from
But he said that he has not yet reinstalled X on his mobile phone.
“I think not having that as a distraction is one of those things, which has made me more productive,” Vance said recently. “You’re not scrolling all the time when you get five minutes. I can actually read something, instead of scrolling or getting distracted by X.”However, Vance said he is looking forward to reinstalling X as social media provides initial opinions.
“I live in such a crazy bubble,” he explained. “I travel with the Secret Service all the time. If you think about the number of unplanned interactions I have in a given week, it’s close to zero, because I live in such a bubble.”“I think one of the good things about social media is that it actually exposes you to raw, unfiltered opinions, and that’s one of the things I need to hear as a political leader,” he added. “So I’m definitely going to reinstall it, but I’ve enjoyed my little break from it.”