JD Vance has faced widespread online mockery after appearing to fixate on a viral clip of Joe Biden licking an ice cream cone, with critics accusing the US vice president of an unusual preoccupation with his predecessor. The moment has become fresh fodder for commentators and social media users, who have seized on it as an example of the increasingly personal jabs exchanged between political figures in the US.

The ridicule stemmed from repeated references Vance made to the old footage of Biden, which resurfaced and drew renewed attention online. Social media users and commentators piled on, mocking what they characterised as a fixation on the clip rather than substantive policy discussion, turning the episode into a talking point across US political commentary circles.