# JD Vance’s Harry Potter Halloween video draws mockery and praise

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jd-vance-is-mercilessly-torn-apart-for-embarrassing-halloween-costume-this-dude-will-never-president/
- Published: 2026-11-01T16:16:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T16:32:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256543/JD-vance-halloween-costume-never-president.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Vance shared a Harry Potter-themed Halloween video with his baby son.
- Online reactions ranged from political criticism to family-friendly support.
- The Vance children dressed as characters from the wizarding world.

## Summary

US Vice President JD Vance drew mixed reactions online after sharing a Halloween video dressed as Albus Dumbledore and holding his infant son, dressed as Dobby. The episode attracted political mockery as well as support from people who saw it as a father enjoying Halloween with his family.

The family wore costumes inspired by Harry Potter: Usha Vance dressed as the Sorting Hat, their eldest son as Harry, and their other children as a spider and a dragon. Alec, born in July, wore a knitted hat with elf ears. Some commenters also referred to an old photo of Vance in a wig, while others praised the family’s costumes and called the baby cute.

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