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Vice President JD Vance’s waistline may have gotten a digital nip and tuck courtesy of the GOP.

To mark his 41st birthday on Saturday, the party’s official X account posted a photo of Vance overlaid with the message: “Happy Birthday Vice President J.D. Vance.”

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 4 hours ago

He denied taking weight-loss medications like Ozempic. “I haven’t taken any drugs. Obviously, you eat a little bit less, but it’s also just eating better,” he said.

Sure, James Donald Bowman you gigantic cyst full of puss and phlegm, I don't believe you and I will continue to deadname you in every thread I can.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Ah yes, even after Photoshop he still has got that sausage link effect you get when your grow too fat for your suit.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 47 points 9 hours ago

The original unedited photo:

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

He could have just worn a suit that was the right size

[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 51 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

What the fuck, he looks weird and awful even in the retouched version. He looks like Michael Scott wearing the women's blazer. He looks like a lumpy old sofa that's gotten shiny where people have rubbed it too much. He looks like he has no eyes and has stolen some other person's teeth but they don't quite fit in his mouth right. He just looks fuckin' weird.

WHAT THE FUCK THAT ONE'S WORSE

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Looks like they tried going for the Giga-Chad look?

Quite the difference to how he really looks!

[–] Zier@fedia.io 10 points 12 hours ago

He was eating a cat at the time of the photo and they had to AI it out.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 13 hours ago

He's standing straight up and still about to "The Incredible Bulk" out of those buttons‽ Does he not have a mirror, or abdominal nerves‽

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 24 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

After a meal at The Cheesecake Factory, he got the green light to visit a furniture showroom warehouse. Sofas of all textures, colors & styles.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

he prefers couches, because of the smoothness.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Sofas are on the higher end, they tend to require a bit more courting first.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's so weird seeing his actual face.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 12 hours ago

he has a baby,butterface, plus the well manicured eyebrows, eyelids, and eyliner.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago

Even all those arrows can’t hide the flag.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing like the classic photoshop warps. Smells like ai

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 4 points 9 hours ago

"Photoshop" is a verb too. Doesn't mean Photoshop was used, just means the photo was edited.

The slopper party

[–] notsure@fedia.io 4 points 15 hours ago

...does he look 14, no?, then it's photoshopped..

[–] zero@fek.xyz 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 8 points 12 hours ago

They removed the couch between his legs.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

His nips. They come right off now.