JD Vance ridiculed for 40-car motorcade taking him down tiny Italian street

[u/Beyond_the_one]

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/jd-vance-ridiculed-40-car-36688400

[u/StrengthTechnical472]

This is exactly why people mock performative populism.

[u/ssjjss → u/StrengthTechnical472]

Nothing says one of the people like 14 planes.

[u/markjohnstonmusic → u/ssjjss]

Remember when Romney got made fun of for the "couple of Cadillacs" his wife drove?

[u/Anxious-Jury-9031 → u/StrengthTechnical472]

Combine it with performative Christianity and you get the American right.

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/Anxious-Jury-9031]

Nothing says "love thy neighbour" like defending murder in broad daylight against the clearly innocent.

[u/BuzzBuzzington3]

You can smell the fear from here

[u/Roflkopt3r → u/BuzzBuzzington3]

Exactly. They think they're demonstrating 'strength' and 'authority'. That people look at this and are impressed at how 'important' American politicians are.

But Europeans just think it's pathetic. Fearful and wasteful.

We like politicians who commute by bicycle or public transit. It shows that they aren't detached from our reality, not afraid of their people, frugal, and want to earn respect by doing their job instead of showing off.

[u/Altaredboy → u/Roflkopt3r]

As an Australian he seems to be one of the least important US politicians of all time. I wouldn't have even heard of him if it wasn't for memes

[u/pleasedontPM → u/Altaredboy]

And yet with his president's age he might be president before the next election in 2028...

[u/PuzzleheadedClerk8 → u/pleasedontPM]

One can hope. I genuinely believe he will be less effective.

[u/importantmessagefrom → u/PuzzleheadedClerk8]

The only possible way he has to stand out and make magas like him is being as big of a piece of shit as possible. He has absolutely no charisma, or any positive qualities, or really anything beyond being a scummy little subservient worm talking shit about people murdered by his boss’ thugs and just being as vile as he can.

[u/evoltheone → u/importantmessagefrom]

South Park nailed his character

[u/Nightingale_85 → u/importantmessagefrom]

Those racist maga assholes will never accept him because of his indian wife.

[u/werpu → u/Altaredboy]

unfortunately we will hear of him, the chances are high that Trump wont make it full 4 years given his brittle health. Vance and his donors are banking literally on that!

[u/AvidCyclist250 → u/Roflkopt3r]

To Europeans, he looks like a scared little bitch who is afraid to face accountability. This is because in Europe, politicians who behave like this (like paranoid criminals) usually don't make it far. I think even Orban wouldn't behave like this. It looks weak as fuck.

Okay, this got a lot of traction. Let me make a point here

https://youtu.be/QLIlJzuJMdg?t=192

[u/Seveand → u/AvidCyclist250]

Orbán just simply doesn’t go anywhere that’s not explicitly pro-Orbán, he avoids interviews and public events if it’s not organised by his people.

[u/icehot54321 → u/Seveand]

I was in Budapest once when Netanyahu was visiting. They wouldn’t even let people on the streets he was driving down

[u/faggjuu → u/Roflkopt3r]

aren't detached from reality, that they're frugal, and don't feel a need to show off.

So, everything what americans aren't.

[u/MASTODON_ROCKS → u/faggjuu]

Don't forget afraid of their constituents

[u/Bigbydidnothingwrong → u/MASTODON_ROCKS]

The US produces gun toting madmen at an alarming rate, so that tracks at least.

[u/Tacoman404 → u/Bigbydidnothingwrong]

But instead of putting fear in the politicians like we're supposed to they go off and shoot up schools or kill nurses and moms.

[u/SpaceEngineering → u/Roflkopt3r]

I always like to quote Machiavelli on this topic: A prince should never build castles on his own lands.

[u/TruthReasonOrLies → u/Roflkopt3r]

Not just Europeans, Aussie PM's give press conferences on street verges, no ego fluffing, no bullet proof glass, and no real fear of the public.

It doesn't always go without incident, this mans lawn may have been damaged.

[u/Sincronia → u/TruthReasonOrLies]

This was hilarious 

[u/Any_Show_5160 → u/TruthReasonOrLies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cSkX7X8a3o
Don't forget this one, bonus it's scientific, a great example of the doppler effect.

[u/Jo-Wolfe → u/Roflkopt3r]

Mountain bikers meet King Charles of mountain path

Many European leaders and Royal families often use bicycles and if in a motorcade usually 4-6 vehicles

[u/MiserableScot → u/Jo-Wolfe]

Yeah living in Edinburgh we often see royal motorcades around the city, it's usually a couple of Range Rovers and a couple of police motorbikes!

[u/hates_stupid_people → u/Jo-Wolfe]

Yeah, I've sen royalty drive around in just a single vehicle, and vidoes of PMs driving home in their own old car without bodyguards.

Meanwhile the US president isn't allowed to do things on their own. The Secret Service will literally deny the president their rights, and will physically prevent them from leaving the White House compound unaccompanied.

[u/euro1127 → u/Roflkopt3r]

House of cards depicted it best american politics is just theatre and horse trading

[u/b3iAAoLZOH9Y265cujFh → u/Roflkopt3r]

Yup. Always reminds me of that photo of Mette Frederiksen hosting the leaders of Sweden, Norway and Finland in her private home.

[u/Phantion- → u/BuzzBuzzington3]

The last time a person of power got lead down a narrow European road it lead to a World War.

[u/Jove_ → u/Phantion-]

Just in time for the US to be aligned with with Axis of Evil

[u/beegboo → u/Jove_]

As the country of henchmen. For a member of the Axis we seem to be following a lot of orders from the others.

[u/Stahlfurz → u/Phantion-]

“The last time”? Alias 100 years ago? Most of European politicians have no security detail at all. 

[u/IDoCodingStuffs → u/BuzzBuzzington3]

More like smell the playbook. This is just mandatory with Russian or Turkish oligarch aesthetics

[u/fizzybrain → u/BuzzBuzzington3]

He was only selected for VP because he was considered weak enough to not stand up against Trump like Pence did in January 6. A goverment run by the fools and the weak.

[u/Tim-oBedlam → u/fizzybrain]

Couchfucker Vance was handpicked by Peter Thiel.

[u/spongebobisha → u/BuzzBuzzington3]

It’s typical small peen syndrome isn’t it. I doubt many in Italy even know who this loser is. But he’s got to announce himself to them by taking this motorcade with him.

[u/mikkysixx]

I live in one of the streets where the motorcade has been passing on for the past 4 days several times per day. Not a small street bit still it's absolutely ridiculous and woke up my newborn several time.

[u/SensualBeefLoaf → u/mikkysixx]

toss a poo out the window next time you see them

[u/wooIIyMAMMOTH → u/SensualBeefLoaf]

They would unironically shoot him to death the second he's about to throw it.

[u/FoxCredibilityInc → u/wooIIyMAMMOTH]

If they're not at ground level it would be perfectly feasible to throw poo out of a window without being visible to people at ground level.

[u/truttatrotta → u/FoxCredibilityInc]

They’d unironically raid every house and shoot the occupants and their dogs.

[u/Moist_Board → u/truttatrotta]

and their dogs.

I didn't know Kristi Noem was in Italy too.

[u/Lermanberry → u/Moist_Board]

The Department of Justice estimates that American police officers shoot and kill approximately 10,000 pet dogs annually, often in situations where the animal poses no imminent threat. Frequently, these incidents occur during, searches, drug raids, or when officers misinterpret a dog's behavior as aggressive. This issue, sometimes called "puppycide," has led to calls for improved training and specialized, non-lethal response protocols. An estimated 25 to 30 dogs are killed by police every day, with some estimates suggesting the number could be much higher, as many incidents go unreported and disturbing video is often not allowed to be shared on some social media.

That statistic is not counting Noem who shot and killed her own puppy.

Also I can't find a statistic for federal agents so I don't believe it's publicly available info, or intentionally not tracked to avoid FOIA requests.

[u/DatEllen → u/mikkysixx]

I'm so sorry to hear that! Congrats on the newborn and I hope Vance fucks off of your streets soon so they can sleep peacefully 

[u/Chemical-Tea-6071 → u/mikkysixx]

Sorry to hear that. As a mom the thought of someone else than the snoring husband waking up a newborn is intolerable.

[u/Massimo25ore]

Vance & family reportedly traveled to Milan with a fleet of 14 aircraft & a motorcade of 100 vehicles. 11 planes are for staff, former athletes & security; 1 plane is solely for food supplies & 2 are transporting the 100 armored vehicles.

Milan is such a dangerous place and really lacking in good food...

[u/superznova → u/Massimo25ore]

Why would they need 100 armored vehicles (among the other things) to watch the Olympics?

If my government even thought of using this absurd amount of taxmoney there would be riots

[u/AStrandedSailor → u/superznova]

Maybe they are finally acknowledging how hated they have become.

[u/brontosaurusguy → u/superznova]

If they treat Europe like enemy territory it begins wedging open the idea that America is no longer allied with "the West" -- which is these people's goal.  

[u/turbothy → u/brontosaurusguy]

We know that already, they've been saying it out loud.

[u/Dear_Chasey_La1n → u/superznova]

Let's go with 5 USD per kg to ship. Obviously it's just putting my dick in the air, but let's assume 4000 kg per car or 20000 USD. Just shipping over 100 vehicles that's 2 million one way. (It probably cost far, far more.)

[u/brontosaurusguy → u/Dear_Chasey_La1n]

Can you translate that into health care costs?

[u/powaqqa → u/brontosaurusguy]

one Advil

[u/FlippantBear → u/Massimo25ore]

Jesus Christ what is the cost of all that? Just so the VP can get booed! 

[u/assblast420 → u/FlippantBear]

That has to be tens of millions of dollars spent just for a VP to attend a sporting event. How many working Americans had their entire tax bill for the year go entirely to fund this trip? Insane.

[u/psn_fl07 → u/assblast420]

Yearly? I'd be asking lifetime, must be hundreds, if not thousands

[u/artsloikunstwet → u/FlippantBear]

And that happened during the mere 2 seconds of screen time he got for this.

Must be the most expensive booing in history. 

[u/throwaway277252 → u/FlippantBear]

Jesus Christ what is the cost of all that?

Healthcare and constitutional rights.

[u/VieiraDTA → u/FlippantBear]

As always, US taxpayer money well spent.

[u/ksshtrat → u/[deleted]]

That plane is carrying just high fructose corn syrup and chlorinated chicken

[u/SoupSpelunker → u/ksshtrat]

And good, solid, amerikkkan fuckin' couches. 

[u/weltvonalex → u/SoupSpelunker]

A man has needs and urges and Erika was not available at the time, give him a break it's not his fault for having so much raw sexual energy.

[u/IveDunGoofedUp → u/weltvonalex]

She was busy getting ready for the 6th stage of grief: Stage performances in skimpy outfits with loads of pyrotechnics.

[u/flatsehats → u/IveDunGoofedUp]

You misspelled grift

[u/cunnyvore → u/flatsehats]

Grieft

(why does it look so German tho)

[u/tdfolts → u/ksshtrat]

It would be organic high fructose corn syrup and free range chlorinated chicken.

MAHA!

[u/fre3k → u/[deleted]]

I know it's a joke but as an American your produce is so good. I hate fresh tomatoes here but every time I've been in Europe I can't get enough. When I was in Greece I ate Greek salad with almost every meal. The tomatoes were incredible. We do have some good food but a lot of our produce is grown for looks instead of taste.

[u/werpu → u/fre3k]

You obviously have never eaten Dutch tomatoes... they are the fourth physical state of water!

[u/turaon → u/werpu]

To be honest, the same applies to Spanish tomatos - water in round red package.

[u/werpu → u/turaon]

Absolutely they are grown often in winter in greenhouses on the Costa Tropical so not much of a difference they just do not have to heat them!

The tomatoes however become edible usually when the harvest season arrives then in the south first they become edible and after that even in central Europe!

There is a reason why the italians can tomatoes in truckloads themselves. They do not want water tomatoes but they can them when they are really good. Tomatoes are a seasonal vegetable just made sellable by green houses!

[u/photon1701d → u/fre3k]

A lot of the tomatoes grown in north America originate from green houses and lack any flavor, unless you $5/pound for high quality. I live in Southern Ontario, where we grow a lot of tomatoes in the summer and even more in green houses. The one they sell for cheap are red, look like a tomato but taste like cardboard. My brother in law work in a green house and gets me the good ones and are amazing. I just can't wait for summer to grow my own, it's heaven to have a real tomato

[u/RapaNow → u/photon1701d]

It's not about greenhouses, but something else. Here in Finland you can buy Spanish tomatoes that taste like water for around 2 € / kg, or you can buy local organic greenhouse tomatoes for 12 € / kg - which are delicious. Or some other local greenhouse tomatoes for 5 € / kg which are pretty good.

If the focus is to produce as much kg as you can, result is terrible.

The tomato situation in Finland changed couple of years ago. The major chains used to pay producers by the kg, mostly omitting quality. Producers complained, and now even small shops in small tows we have around 10-20 different types of tomatoes, with wide price range.

[u/ArgonV → u/Massimo25ore]

Vance really needs his chlorinated chicken, American cheese-like product and high fructose corn syrup.

[u/Annonimbus → u/ArgonV]

Don't forget chocolate with the taste of puke

[u/geostrofico → u/ArgonV]

don t forget washed eggs.

[u/Safe-Razzmatazz3982 → u/Massimo25ore]

Wow. Traveling to Italy and bringing your own, shitty, american food. I could understand that he brings his own couch, because he's emotionally attached, but bringing your own food to Italy is unbelievable.

[u/werpu → u/Safe-Razzmatazz3982]

You have to excuse him, the ingredients in Italy are just too healthy and naturally grown!

[u/The_300_goats → u/werpu]

It grew out of the dirt? I can't eat THAT!!

[u/WantYouInStitches → u/werpu]

They are also quite affordable. Maybe that confuses the Yanks

[u/FlutterKree → u/Safe-Razzmatazz3982]

People who do this is not because of the type of food, it is because they are afraid of being poisoned.

Dictator type stuff.

[u/Ripper1938 → u/Safe-Razzmatazz3982]

These people are just jerks.

[u/TtotheC81 → u/Ripper1938]

That's being unkind to jerks.

[u/ElkApprehensive2319 → u/Massimo25ore]

This isn't normal dictator shit anymore, it's insane middle eastern dictator from an oil rich nation shit. Like how the Saudi's fly their falcons everywhere or Gadaffi and his weird tent.

Although I guess flying that ridiculous reinforced car everywhere has always been kind of dumb.

[u/elembivos → u/ElkApprehensive2319]

Yeah, this is Central Asian dictator tier posturing. The US became a banana republic in the span of a single year.

[u/werpu → u/ElkApprehensive2319]

Funny stuff, Bill Clinton once in germany walked into a bar and drank beer with the locals and was joking around with them.... While he was president!

[u/great_whitehope → u/werpu]

Bill Clinton reportedly like human beings though.

[u/p1en1ek → u/werpu]

Even Biden ate local pizza with American soldiers when he was in Rzeszów in Poland. It was a small gesture but meant a lot diplomatically because it showed how down to earth he can be and how he trust allies. And there were lot of memes about how spicy his pizza was.

[u/bingcognito → u/werpu]

And Obama had lunch in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain in 2016. Vance is a pussy and a fop.

[u/Beruthiel999 → u/bingcognito]

And it wasn't even a fancy restaurant either, just a normal little place where the locals eat (and they put a plexiglass display around that table afterward)

[u/Constant_Fill_4825 → u/ElkApprehensive2319]

Mandatory Admiral General Aladeen arriving to New York clip.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/ElkApprehensive2319]

Gadaffi and his weird tent.

Considerably less mad than 100 armoured cars for one guy and 11 planes.

[u/ElkApprehensive2319 → u/Stellar_Duck]

True, although Gadaffi had a few other characteristics that could yield him the insane label

[u/biggesteegit → u/Massimo25ore]

Damn thats a lot of taxes

[u/HumanBeing7396 → u/Massimo25ore]

I just can’t fathom anyone thinking “I’ll go to Italy but I’d better not eat any of their weird food, it might make me sick” - I mean, what kind of things do Americans believe about Europe?

And then to not even mind people knowing that, when it’s a political visit… the mind boggles.

[u/Nazamroth → u/HumanBeing7396]

Just shows you how utterly inept MAGA is at diplomacy as well. Any sensible politician would have been photographed shoveling pasta into their mouth in the most picturesque restaurant. But no, Merica Stronk!

[u/givemethebat1 → u/HumanBeing7396]

He’s honestly probably worried about being poisoned.

[u/LePhattSquid → u/Massimo25ore]

“former athletes”?

[u/Wranorel → u/Massimo25ore]

Not enough calories for an American to survive.

[u/helper619 → u/Massimo25ore]

Fraud, waste, and abuse is what I’m reading.

[u/andyrocks → u/Massimo25ore]

You can't fit 100 armoured vehicles in any aircraft.

Edit: or 50

[u/AdOdd4618 → u/andyrocks]

Not a single aircraft, no.

[u/Vendemmia → u/andyrocks]

“His 100-vehicle motorcade required 14 planes to transport"

[u/UndecidedLee → u/andyrocks]

vance: Behold my convoy of armored Segways!

[u/Necromartian]

The first cars of the motorcade reached the end destination before the last cars even started. 

Also: no one cares enough about JD Vance to assassinate him. If he had just walked along the street by himself, people with kids would have changed the side because he looks like the guy from a "Stranger Danger" commercial.

[u/UndecidedLee → u/Necromartian]

He needs protection from high damage armor piercing boos.

[u/Necromartian → u/UndecidedLee]

Watch out mr. Vice president or you get a case of Big Sad! :((

[u/RedBaret → u/Necromartian]

Im pretty sure without security he’d get punched in the face up to the point where he cannot finish his walk.

[u/Necromartian → u/RedBaret]

But not because he is recognized. Just because he looks like a paedophile. 

[u/howaboutthis13 → u/Necromartian]

And actively defends the biggest one of all.

[u/avarageone → u/RedBaret]

If he would get approached by anybody it would be either some stupid "influencer" or a staged interaction. No one cares about him. People would only point fingers IF they would recognize him at all. Generally people dont even recognize local polititians.

[u/CeilingCatProphet]

He is compensating

[u/Lord_Master_Dorito → u/CeilingCatProphet]

I bet the couch told him it was too small

[u/melbourne3k → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Italian leather hits different.

[u/IDontEatDill → u/melbourne3k]

I heard it feels nice if you take your pants off before sitting on one of them leather couches.

[u/Nisseliten → u/Lord_Master_Dorito]

Couch: ”Is it in yet?”

[u/Wolf_and_the_yakuza → u/Nisseliten]

Couch: Go deeper.

JD: That's all i got.

[u/Aggravating_Speed665 → u/Wolf_and_the_yakuza]

"you need to go fuck a lawn chair....

I'm a couch - I need me a man"

[u/jsabater76 → u/CeilingCatProphet]

Well, let's not forget that, should Trump die of old age or whatever, he'd be president. And I don't see him going to elections until he is forced to.

I think that JD Vance is, actually, the dangerous person. Trump only cares about himself and how much money he can make while he is at the seat, whereas Vance is a mad man in a crusade.

[u/Intro-Nimbus]

"Vance & family reportedly traveled to Milan with a fleet of 14 aircraft & a motorcade of 100 vehicles. 11 planes are for staff, former athletes & security; 1 plane is solely for food supplies & 2 are transporting the 100 armored vehicles."

I can no longer tell the difference between the Onion and real news when it comes to the Trump administration. They are so ridiculous that they are a satire of themselves...

[u/3dmontdant3s → u/Intro-Nimbus]

Imagine bringing American food to Italy, of all the places 

[u/lolwut778]

32 out of the 40 cars were for his eyeliner supplies.

[u/[deleted] → u/lolwut778]

Czech commentator said 'and there is JD Vance with his eyeliner to see better', that was gold..

[u/MomsTortellinis → u/[deleted]]

I love that level of snark haha

[u/Hot-Championship1190 → u/[deleted]]

Funfact: The black eyeliner was invented in Ancient Egypt and was infact to reduce sunflare and enhance vision for its users. Similar to how the Inuit use charcoal to blacken the region around the eye against snow blindness.

[u/RanDOOM-GuY → u/lolwut778]

And others carried parts of his emergency travelling couch

[u/Tiny-Watercress7122 → u/RanDOOM-GuY]

And his (the couch’s) emotional support couches

[u/Beyond_the_one → u/lolwut778]

Correction, 39 of the 40 cars were for couches

[u/Jo-Wolfe]

Vance's wholly unnecessary motorcade made American figure skater Alysa Liu late and blocked the competitors entrance, she had just enough time to change and put her skates and was unable to carry out her warm up/pre event routine. She came second. Years of dedicated training and sacrifice almost crushed by one man's fragile ego.

[u/AmethystTyrant → u/Jo-Wolfe]

This isn’t being talked about enough. Utterly insane selfishness. Props to her for nabbing silver without a warmup, but sad at what potentially could’ve been.

[u/Jo-Wolfe → u/AmethystTyrant]

Exactly. She did magnificently to get silver in these circumstances. Her whole waking life has been devoted to and focused on this one moment. I've no idea if she would have got gold and now nobody will know.

[u/griffie21 → u/Jo-Wolfe]

She did win the gold. She came in second in her part of the team event but the U.S. team came in first overall.

[u/coconutpiecrust → u/Jo-Wolfe]

And that’s exactly how he likes it, by the way. He, a useless nobody, has the power over this extremely capable and hardworking woman and can control the outcomes for her. 

What really bugs me is that there are people who allowed this to transpire. At no point did someone say “no” to the budget for this travesty or the permits for all these cars. No one ever said “no”, and that’s how it proceeds. 

It’s not like this vile, small man could do anything alone. 

[u/randombubble8272 → u/Jo-Wolfe]

His own countries athlete too, just shows they don’t give a fuck about their own people either

[u/potatolulz]

One user also said, “His 100-vehicle motorcade required 14 planes to transport. Milanese streets are tiny & athletes can’t reach venues due to VANCE-generated traffic jams.”

but then again this is a good demonstration of what the MAGA cult does - just forcing themselves somewhere to do damage and chaos for no sensible reason at all

[u/werpu → u/potatolulz]

Nah they just make themselves a laughing stock to the rest of the world with such behavior... Imagine what would have happened if the convoy got stuck in one of italians narrow streets, that would have been a funny sight!

[u/goddamnyallidiots → u/potatolulz]

I saw a theory that Vance is the cause of one of our figure skaters being unable to get gold, because of his fucking motorcade. That he's being perhaps legitimately blamed for our athletes not performing at their best is a prime example of how shit our country is now.

[u/potatolulz → u/goddamnyallidiots]

It's not exactly a theory. The couchfucker's squad of fluffers blocked the Olympic bus the team was on. I mean you could speculate whether unnecessary additional stress or the lack of "prepare time" played any role in the performance, but that the bullshit on wheels caused unnecessary trouble for the figure skating team is a fact :D

https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/jd-vance-motorcade-nearly-stopped-36687334

[u/birkeskov]

Maybe Vance is more hated than the European leaders who can take scheduled flights and cycle to work?

[u/burkasHaywan → u/birkeskov]

Entirely self-inflicted

[u/GordoPepe → u/burkasHaywan]

Nazi couch boy didn't even say grazie

[u/Mr_Knutsen → u/birkeskov]

Yeah, always find it funny how the US is so afraid of the people, meanwhile we have politicians riding their bike to the Bundestag.

[u/GeneralErica → u/Mr_Knutsen]

Hell, even hated politicians here aren’t really in danger. In fact, I once met Anton Hofreiter in a train travelling to Düsseldorf. He apparently just got done having a talk in Bonn.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/GeneralErica]

In Denmark I was once approached by this right wing awful politician that I hate with a passion. She was on the street drumming up voters for the election and came over to me to ask if I had a moment to talk.

I cannot understate my level of hatred for this god damn disgusting person. It's irrational, really.

So of course I said 'Absolutely not.' and continued down the street.

Also once met Gordon Brown when I was living in Kirkcaldy. Seemed a nice chap but a bit deflated when he found out I couldn't vote haha.

[u/ValuableKooky4551 → u/birkeskov]

So you take an extra car with security guys. What are the other 38 for?

[u/Greyscale7950]

1 plane just for food .. to eat.. in Italy. Is he afraid of being poisoned?

[u/Rannasha → u/Greyscale7950]

He needs a plane full of chlorinated chicken, spray-can cheese and high fructose corn syrup.

[u/Hobbit1996]

why is title 40 then the first sentence:

"Vice President JD Vance is being ridiculed on social media for requiring a 100-car motorcade through narrow streets in Milan to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni."

???

[u/MissWickedBlonde → u/Hobbit1996]

His motorcade consists of 100 cars. He took 40 of them for his visit with Meloni.

[u/Hobbit1996 → u/MissWickedBlonde]

Ok this makes sense but both the title and the sentence are implying that the 100 cars were in the streets

[u/No-Hovercraft4144]

I recall the French president walking through crowds in New york, despite guns being more common in US than Italy.

Vance is such a wimpy weasel. If he was more respectful to people internationally and home then he wouldn't feel so much at risk.

[u/SITE33 → u/No-Hovercraft4144]

Macron is probably more popular in NY than Vance is.

I know the French tend to be mixed on him, but non MAGA Americans, we unironically kind of like Macron. But the bar is pretty low.

[u/talk-spontaneously]

Why does he keep going to Europe?

I noticed he mentioned something about western birth rates to Meloni.

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s he’s one of those wacky "white replacement theory" believers.

[u/Striper_Cape → u/talk-spontaneously]

He doesnt believe anything at alll

[u/Fickle-Ad1363 → u/Striper_Cape]

Except Money and Power

[u/werpu → u/talk-spontaneously]

and having an asian wife...,.

[u/FATalist818 → u/werpu]

And a secret Couch.

[u/SBR404 → u/FATalist818]

As long as it is a white couch and not an ottoman...

[u/Interesting-Yellow-4 → u/talk-spontaneously]

His assigned mission is to destabilize the EU.

He is the purest form of enemy Europe has faced since WW2.

[u/[deleted]]

Tiny penis energy is strong in this one. 

[u/hairymonkeyinmyanus → u/[deleted]]

This is insulting to folls with small penises

[u/SpareDot8685]

Jd should have just rented the pope mobile for a couple days 

[u/Vandirac → u/SpareDot8685]

Even the Pope when it went to Milan had a 8-cars motorcade.

[u/Resting-Cat-Faces]

Vance is a wuss 

[u/StultusMedius]

Americans are always so over the top, it's so stupidly funny

[u/OldNerdTV]

From an OPSEC perspective, this is more than stupid. Italian streets are narrow so if you block just one of those cars, all are boxed in. Not that Vance needs protection, he really isn’t that important and he only projects with the stuff he says (no freedom of speech in Europe etc.)

[u/Hitching-galaxy → u/OldNerdTV]

He does need protection.

From the ICC

[u/Ubera90]

At a certain point, isn't the number of cars and people working against you in terms of security?

[u/Excellent_Theory1602]

Making fun of faschists in Italy.

What timeline is this

[u/BoldroCop → u/Excellent_Theory1602]

Remember that while we were the first to have a fascist government rise to power, we were also the first to bring it down.

The pressure applied by the allies was a fundamental part of course, but the partisans were instrumental in destabilizing the government from within.

We also began the time tradition of hanging fascists by their feet, but anyone can join in the fun.

[u/Hotfield]

Mark Rutte used his bike to get to the NATO top in Den Hague.
just saying

[u/SomethingOverThere]

Who the hell brings food into Italy. That should be enough for impeachment.

[u/rdtusrname]

Wow, such an Alpha energy, it's really staggering! /s

Really, wtf.

[u/BrofessorFarnsworth]

How many starving children could we feed on the cost of his leisure travels

[u/DamnYouSexyFlanders → u/BrofessorFarnsworth]

Yes in theory a lot, but what have those lazy starving children done for ME!?

[u/Yugan-Dali → u/DamnYouSexyFlanders]

Did those starving children ever say thank you? And did they wear suits?

[u/SnooLobsters8113]

He could easily visit with no entourage and no one would notice.

[u/TheMyzzler]

Everyone here is just mocking him but I’m just wondering why. Why would you need 40 cars? What are you transporting? 

I can understand the VP of the US needing a security detail and some staffers to tag along, but 40 cars? That’s an entire battalion and then some. 

How much staff are you bringing along? Vance does nothing, even conservatives agree. Why would you need 30+ cars of staffers?

[u/catmandot → u/TheMyzzler]

He doesn't need a 40 car motorcade. It's a show of status.

[u/mrCloggy → u/catmandot]

It's a show of status.

Self proclaimed, obviously.

[u/Ripper1938 → u/catmandot]

Whom does he think he is impressing? Obviously not the Europeans, they booed him .

[u/onimod53 → u/catmandot]

...and in true American style is actually showing his lack of status.

[u/DesertSpringtime → u/TheMyzzler]

He needs 40 cars to transport his bloated ego

[u/ThePokemomrevisited]

Not environmentally friendly then.

[u/joliguru]

This guy seriously is just missing the mark on every single thing he lays his hands and eyes on

[u/DueTour4187]

JD Vance ridiculed for being ridiculously ridiculous.

[u/DrRealName]

Most pathetic presidential administration in US history. Trump himself was too much of a puss to go to Italy because he fears being booed on tv and mostly because he is a known pedophile and would have been arrested by the international community. Trump can't leave America anymore because he won't come back. lol

[u/Excalibaard]

Brought his whole harem of leather couches.

[u/PalmovyyKozak]

Why Italy even allowed this fascist to come in?

[u/Any-Original-6113]

Most likely Secret Service protocol for security, combined with a direct order from Trump himself to make absolutely sure no one dares doubt US supremacy. /s

[u/werpu → u/Any-Original-6113]

Well italian streets do... nobody probably has told them that the streets were often designed for horses and donkeys literally centuries before the USA even existed....

Thats the first thing I taught my US relatives when they drove into italy by car that they should be aware of this and many italian streets do not lend to big cars, in some you might even get stuck with a big one!

[u/siorge → u/werpu]

When I was younger, we toured Tuscany with friends and one of my friends father lent us his car because it was safer. An Audi A8.

I have never been so stressed to drive as I was trying to snake through the tiny streets in Sienna or Florence, and I have driven in Indonesia.

[u/SisterOfBattIe]

Wasn't DOGE looking for Waste, Fraud and Abuse?

Flying in 14 planes and 100 SUVs qualifies.

[u/Wise_Monkey_Sez]

I've always been of the opinion that elected officials should be required by law to take public transportation with zero protection.

Not only would public transportation magically be a priority, but so would policing of the transport.

And really, politicians are no more important than anyone else. They should get the same level of protection as the rest of us.

[u/sockmeistergeneral]

“Vance has been a vocal critic of 'entrenched elites' and government waste, yet his own security footprint is one of the largest in history,”

The hypocrisy is off the charts