Democrats Lose It After JD Vance Calls Alex Padilla ‘José Padilla’ During LA Visit
“JD Vance served with Alex Padilla in the United States Senate. Calling him ‘Jose Padilla’ is not an accident.”
On Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance visited Los Angeles, where the primary mission was to thank ICE agents for their hard work and the National Guard troops who were helping keep the peace after anti-ICE riots broke out in the Democrat-run city earlier this month.
During a press conference he participated in while there, Vance blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, noting that National Guard troops would not have been needed in LA had both of them been doing their jobs.
He also said he had been hoping Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), whom he called “José Padilla,” would have been there, while making a point about Democrats and political theater:
The vice president was in Southern California discussing the recent unrest concerning immigration protests, National Guard deployment, and ICE enforcement.
A reporter asked Vance to comment on the Trump administration’s alleged “crackdown” on Democrats. Vance responded that he’d hoped “Jose Padilla” would be present at the conference to ask a question, but “decided not to show up because there wasn’t a theatre.”
“Pure, political theatre. These guys show up, they want to be captured on camera doing something. They want to be able to go back to their far-left groups and to say ‘Look, me, I stood up against border enforcement,'” Vance answered.
Judging by the clip, it didn’t look like Vance was mocking or trying to make a joke about Padilla’s name. After I watched it, I figured he’d just made a mistake:
VP Vance: “I was hoping (Senator) Jose Padilla would be here to ask a question, but unfortunately, I guess he decided not to show up because there wasn't the theater.” pic.twitter.com/z4zOXAYWhz
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 21, 2025
That is, of course, not how the Vance Derangement Syndrome sufferers in the Democrat Party took it. As per the norm, the race card was either blatantly tossed out there or strongly implied:
JD Vance served with Alex Padilla in the United States Senate.
Calling him “Jose Padilla” is not an accident. pic.twitter.com/UOgdzdKcuy
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 20, 2025
https://t.co/vjDpVRvgqD pic.twitter.com/hOBUZ7ENkv
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) June 20, 2025
"Mr. Vice President, how dare you disrespect our senator."
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemns Vice President Vance for referring to Sen. Alex Padilla 'José Padilla.' pic.twitter.com/USapVdDuDM— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 21, 2025
JD Vance rolled into California, shut out our local press, and showed us exactly who he is: out of touch, disrespectful, and proudly racist.
Calling U.S. Senator ALEX Padilla “Jose” wasn’t a mistake—it was a message. And Californians see right through it. pic.twitter.com/jZYSXmKhlP
— Eleni Kounalakis (@EleniForCA) June 21, 2025
JD Vance just referred to Senator Alex Padilla as “Jose Padilla.” Vance is a racist piece of trash. What a disgusting thing to say. pic.twitter.com/yo6W8q4KRG
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) June 20, 2025
Sen. Padilla actually seemed to get choked up about it during an MSNBC interview he did Saturday:
“He knows my name,” Padilla told MSNBC Saturday morning. “Look, sadly it’s just an indicator of how petty and unserious this administration is. He’s the vice president of the United States. You’d think he’d take the situation in Los Angeles more seriously.”
Senator Padilla is quite perturbed by JD Vance calling him 'Jose' — “He knows my name!" pic.twitter.com/xfcUpNdclp
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 21, 2025
A Vance spokesman responded to questions about the VP’s remarks by suggesting it was an understandable mistake:
“He must have mixed up two people who have broken the law,” Vance spokesperson Taylor Van Kirk told CBS News.
NEW: @VPPressSec responds to @JDVance mistakenly referring to the recently detained and handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla as Jose Padilla….☠️🤣 pic.twitter.com/J9eHedINMq
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) June 21, 2025
My only thought here is that if mixing up two Hispanic-Americans makes one a “racist,” what does that make the DCCC?
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC, mistakenly swapped photos of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, in a TikTok graphic meant to smear de la Cruz.
“These Republicans will lose their seats next year,” the DCCC wrote in the post, targeting de la Cruz, among other lawmakers.
But instead of showing a photo of de la Cruz, the graphic displayed an image of Salazar, a completely different Hispanic Republican from another state.
The DCCC has a TikTok graphic that incorrectly uses a picture of Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL 27) on a slide about Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX 15) pic.twitter.com/oh8awi6rBj
— Nicholas Anastácio (@NenoNicolosio) June 13, 2025
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I am intrigued to note that “José ” is now a racist epithet.
It is, I understand, Padilla’s middle name, so it must be in the spirit of never using the name “Hussein” when referring to Barack Hussein Obama that we must confront our proud racism.
The rules are difficult to know in advance, but I’m glad the Dems cleared this up.
Lefties are saying that “Calling him ‘Jose Padilla’ wasn’t an accident.”
No, it was a laugh riot.
The Devil hates to be mocked.
Rule 5, “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. There is no defense. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.”
Clutch the pearls
Dems and their press allies don’t realize that they totally lose normal people with hyperbole like this.
The only people that agree would agree if you said anything negative about Vance or Trump no matter how crazy it is.
Josie’s on a vacation far away…
Alex “Jose” Padilla should call Vance a redneck hillbilly cracker and be done with it.
Go ahead. Nobody will care. Padilla’s a loser
No one even cares, Zippy.
All I know is I laughed at the reaction of the Democrats. They are so predictable and Alex José Padilla is so over playing his hand.
Well, it’s Sunday morning
And the sun in shining in my eye that is open
And my head is spinning
Was the life of the party
I can’t stop grinning
I had to much tequila last night
Jose Cuervo
You are a friend of mine
I like to drink you with a little salt and lime
Did I kiss all the cowboys?
Did I shoot out the lights?
Did I dance on the bar?
Did I start a fight?
Now wait a minute
Things don’t look to familiar
Who is this cowboy who’s sleepin’ beside me?
He’s awful cute
But how’d I get his shirt on?
I had to much tequila last night
Jose Padilla
You are a friend of mine
I like to drink you with a little salt and lime
Did I kiss all the cowboys?
Did I shoot out the lights?
Did I dance on the bar?
Did I start a fight?
All those little shooters
How I love to drink ’em down
Come on, bartender
Let’s have another round
Well, the music is playing and my spirits are high
Tomorrow might be painful
But tonight we’re gonna fly
Did I start any fights?
Jose Padilla
You are a friend of mine
I like to drink you with a little salt and lime
Every time we get together
I sure have a good time
You’re my friend, you’re the best, mi amigo
(Tequila)
Jose Padilla
You are a friend of mine
I like to drink you with a little salt and lime
Did I kiss all the cowboys?
Did I shoot out the lights?
Did I dance on the bar?
Did I start a fight?
Jose Padilla, you are a friend of mine
I was unaware that Illegal Alien (note the capitalization) is now a race.
Who knows if it was a mistake or not. At least he did not misgender Padilla.
The way that bitch cries, she was misgendered.
Funny how Democrats called Vance “weird” and that was OK. But a slip of the tongue for the Brown Man is an existential threat to America.
Stop wearing your race as a weapon, and perhaps you won’t be misgendered little Josie.
Padilla cried like a little girl.
As the Godfather said to Johnny Fontaine: YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!
[gives a quick slap to Fontane] What’s the matter with you? Is this what you’ve become, a Hollywood finocchio who cries like a woman? “Oh, what do I do? What do I do?” What is that nonsense? Ridiculous!
Pobresito Padilla. His tears remind me of the phoney tears on spanish novelas.
OOPs, I meant Pobrecito.
Your misspelling is racist.
And he did it on porpoise.
Padilla is a crank and deserves the ridicule.
I understand the outrage. VP Vance owes José Padilla an apology for mistaking him for that democrat sludge.
All Democrats have left is waiting for someone in Trumps’ administration to make a mistake. Much like those online losers collectively pouncing on a spelling mistake to nullify their opponent’s winning argument.
Harry Sisson (who?): Vance is a piece of trash.
JD Vance: I don’t really care, Margaret.
Sisson is a know nothing millennial who some how is considered an influencer although anyone he actually influences is a certified moron. His babbling shouldn’t ever be reproduced anywhere.
“His babbling shouldn’t ever be reproduced anywhere.”
He certainly shouldn’t reproduce.
Hairy Sissy is a eunuch.
His name is Jose Jimenez…
Hat tip to the late Bill Dana.
Don’t mess with Jose Jiminez, brother.
https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/People/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/LCpl-Jose-Francisco-Jimenez/
Nvm — I looked it up, 👍🇺🇸
Hey, at least he didn’t call him Pancho Villa.
Jose can you see????
They’re all trash. The dramacrats that is. If they weren’t outraged about Jose that would be outraged about something else.
🎶 José, can you sí… 🎵
Harry Sisson? Pray tell that sounds like something that metrosexual men get waxed at a salon!
Wonder if I can paste this picture. After all, the Dems have been calling Trump all manner of impolite names for most of ten years now.
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2461a5719a0d5fb8b9dcf8a68f4de385
If Padilla rushed the lectern with Vance standing there, it would be a fairer fight.