With a single diplomatic victory, President Donald Trump did what two years of international handwringing couldn’t: he ended the Gaza war and brought the hostages home. It’s a staggering achievement—one that would have dominated headlines for weeks had it come under any other administration. But this is Trump’s America (again), and that means the establishment press is busy squinting for reasons to downplay a historic peace deal.
Not so inside the White House.
JD Vance jokes about President Trump’s “longstanding ties” in the Middle East:
“He also, of course, knew one of the most famous Palestinians in the world — Chuck Schumer!” — @VP pic.twitter.com/XZnRhbL23j
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) October 9, 2025
During Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Vice President JD Vance gave credit where it was due. He applauded Trump’s team for doing what others wouldn’t—refusing to recycle the same stale, failed diplomatic strategies of past presidents. “It’s because he did something different,” Vance said, zeroing in on the core truth behind Trump’s success: unconventional methods, unfiltered negotiation, and an unapologetic willingness to shatter bureaucratic groupthink.
Then came the moment that lit up the room.
Vance, ever the Midwestern straight shooter, couldn’t resist a jab at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Trump knew one of the most famous Palestinians in the world—Chuck Schumer!” he quipped, drawing laughter from Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and visible delight from the president himself.
Best part of this moment was POTUS looking at me and saying, “it’s true.” https://t.co/eajg8ccVYQ
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 9, 2025
It was a joke with a sharp edge.
Schumer has been walking a tightrope for months—trying to placate his party’s increasingly radical, pro-Palestinian base while maintaining his carefully constructed image as a staunch Israel ally. In the process, he’s managed to satisfy no one. His now-infamous “every day gets better for us” comment during the shutdown standoff was a masterclass in tone-deafness. Vance hit the mark by pointing out that while Schumer played politics, Trump’s team focused on solving real problems—like keeping the WIC program funded and military families from missing paychecks.
That matters.
Because beyond the diplomatic breakthrough, Trump’s administration is also showing the discipline and creativity to navigate a potential government shutdown with minimal pain for working Americans. Vance’s comments about his own upbringing—his family’s dependence on WIC—weren’t just anecdotes. They were reminders that this White House understands what’s at stake for ordinary families.
This joke gets under Schumer’s skin because Schumer knows there is truth behind it: that he abandoned his previous positions to avoid facing a primary from the left. https://t.co/Mv9XNzA6Tv
— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) October 9, 2025
And Schumer? He’s playing games with the far-left fringe, trying to outflank AOC and hold onto power in a party that’s rapidly losing its center. But as Vance rightly pointed out, the more Schumer caters to the “loon wing” of his party, the more he alienates the moderate voters Democrats desperately need.
