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On 2026-08-06 @michaeldweiss said Mark Thiessen recently attacked JD Vance as an…

2026-08-06 · 15:54 UTC ·@michaeldweiss ·0 min read

Brief

Michael D. Weiss argues that after Mark Thiessen attacked JD Vance as an "incompetent lead on Iran policy" in the Washington Post, Vance is likely to respond with personal mockery. Weiss labels Vance a "delicate snowflake" whose comms team documents slights and threatens reprisals, frames it as vengeance by formerly bullied "awkward kids," and cites Vance's burrito tweet.

Why it matters

On 2026-08-06 @michaeldweiss said Mark Thiessen recently attacked JD Vance as an "incompetent lead on Iran policy" in the Washington Post.

Key details

  • Weiss claimed Vance would likely retaliate by mocking a critic's weight, calling Vance "a very delicate snowflake" with a comms team that records every slight and threatens retaliation, describing this as vengeance from formerly bullied "awkward kids."
  • JD Vance tweeted: "I'm surprised to hear Mark say this. If you've ever met him in person, it's quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito."
Source evidence

Thiessen recently attacked Vance as an incompetent lead on Iran policy in the Washington Post, and it would probably take a lot less than that for Vance, of all people, to mock a detractor for being fat. A very delicate snowflake with a comms team that records every slight and threatens retaliation. This is what happens when awkward kids who got bullied in high school get into politics. The apotheosis of vengeance.

JD Vance (@JDVance)

I'm surprised to hear Mark say this. If you've ever met him in person, it's quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito.

— https://nitter.net/JDVance/status/2085000102905597966#m