Republican Congressman Posts Digitally Altered J.D. Vance Photo After VP Debate: ‘Yassified’

Mar. 15, 2025

Rep. Mike Collins (left); Sen. J.D. Vance.Photo:Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP; JD Vance/Instagram

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP; JD Vance/Instagram

Republican Congressman Mike Collins has shared a digitally altered image of vice presidential candidateJ.D. Vancethat some on social media are describing as “yassified.”

The modified imagewas postedto the Georgia representative’s X account shortly before 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 2 — about 12 hours after the Ohio senator, 40,debatedMinnesota Gov.Tim Walz, 60, at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

Some social media users were quick to tease Collins for posting the image. One user wrote, “babe wake up, a sitting congressman just yassified jd vance.”

Other users sharedtheir own altered versionsofthe photo, which Vance took after he became a member of the U.S. Senate in 2023.

Collins’ office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

“Did Donald Trump win the 2020 election?” asked Walz, Vice PresidentKamala Harris’ running mate. Vance replied, “I’m focused on the future.”

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Walz called Vance’s response “a damning non-answer.” He later referencedMike Pence, Trump’s 2016 and 2020 running mate who certified the 2020 election results on Jan. 6 in his role as vice president.

“When Mike Pence made that decision to certify that election, that’s why Mike Pence isn’t on this stage,” Walz said.

When asked about theevents of Jan. 6, 2021, andTrump’s refusal to acceptthe 2020 election results, Vance said the former president “peacefully gave over power” on Jan. 20, 2021.

Earlier in the debate, Vance defended Trump’s “concepts of a plan” remark fromTrump’s debate with Harris in September. Trump made the comment when he was asked about his health care plan.

“You’re not going to propose a 900-page bill standing on a debate stage,“Vance said. “It would bore everybody to tears and it wouldn’t actually mean anything because part of this is the give and take of bipartisan negotiation.”

source: people.com