JD Vance Mocked For Claiming Trump Embodies Marines' 'Always Faithful' Motto

David Moye

Give JD Vance credit for at least one thing: He is truly trying to make Donald Trump look good to voters.

Too bad the president’s own behavior keeps getting in the way.

Case in point: During a campaign rally in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, the Ohio senator and former Marine praised the former president using the Marine Corps motto of “Semper Fidelis” ― or “always faithful.”

“I honor every member of every branch of our armed forces, but the one thing that I think the Marines really do well is we have the best motto,” Vance said to the crowd. “I’m biased with Semper Fidelis — always faithful, right?”

Vance elaborated:

“You hear Marines say it all the time, Semper Fi, and to me, what it means is that Marines are always faithful to our country. ...

“I want to expound upon it because I really do think that Donald Trump exemplifies that motto because his government and under his leadership, the United States was always faithful to the veterans of this country.

“That’s something for us to be proud of. His record and his vision is a vision of always being faithful to those who put on the uniform.”

You can see Vance’s comments below.

Of course, any Trump vice presidential nominee is expected to praise him, but Vance’s thirst trap claims for the GOP’s fearless leader set him up for internet mockery.

People tend to smirk when the “Semper Fidelis” motto is used in connection with a guy who allegedly dodged the draft, was accused of cheating on all of his wives, and reportedly referred to soldiers who died in combat as “losers” and “suckers.”

Still, folks on X, formerly Twitter, couldn’t help but mock Vance’s comments.

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