VP JD Vance Criticizes NYT Border Op-Ed, Praises Trump Administration Enforcement

Vice President JD Vance mocked a New York Times op-ed written by Blas Nuñez-Neto, a former Biden administration border adviser, which claimed to offer solutions to the U.S. immigration system. Vance and others ridiculed the piece, highlighting the irony of an architect of the Biden border policies suggesting fixes for an immigration system many view as broken under that administration. Vance shared humorous social media parodies, including a viral Department of Homeland Security post comparing the op-ed author to Humpty Dumpty, and other jokes from Trump supporters. He praised the Trump administration’s border security efforts, noting a significant decrease in illegal crossings and contrasting it with the Biden era, which he said 'broke immigration.' Despite the humor, Vance acknowledged some mockery went too far, referencing a joke about the Cincinnati Bengals’ history in the Super Bowl. The controversy underscores ongoing partisan tensions over immigration policy and border security achievements between the Biden and Trump administrations.