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Episode: JD Vance Admits to Hoping Trump’s Death is Soon?
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
Release Date: August 29, 2025

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In this fiery and comedic episode, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan (“Pumps”) dig into recent public statements and behavior from Senator J.D. Vance, whom they dub “Little Smokey.” The hosts analyze Vance's positioning as Trump's possible successor, his shifting rhetoric, and what they argue is a lack of authenticity. Through their irreverent, candid discussion, they reveal their frustrations with the hypocrisy and opportunism they see rampant in the MAGA movement, all while weaving in biting humor and memorable jabs.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. JD Vance’s Ambition and Opportunism

• Vance as “Little Smokey”: The episode opens with Jennifer (A) mocking JD Vance’s increasing public presence, calling him “Little Smokey” and accusing him of lurking for a chance at Trump’s throne.
  • “He knows because they've told Trump…Everybody in there knows that the curtains are about to close on this guy and JD Vance is right there chomping at the bit, ready to get in.” [00:37 — Jennifer]
• Contradictions in MAGA Messaging: The hosts point out the internal contradictions, like praising law and order while rallying behind convicted felons, suggesting this is intentional political gaslighting. [00:55]
• Vance’s Praise for Trump’s Health: They highlight the absurdity of Vance outwardly praising Trump’s health while subtly signaling his readiness to step up.
  • “Praising Trump's health, but also, I'm ready to be president. MAGA movement is always an exercise and contradiction and that is on purpose.” [01:23 — Jennifer]

2. Immigration, Gratitude, and Projection

• Vance vs. Multiculturalism: The hosts criticize Vance for demanding “gratitude” from immigrants, while showing little of his own.
  • “I've never heard any gratitude about that. All I've heard him is demean immigrants. All I've heard is him prop up thinly veiled racist attacks.” [02:41 — Jennifer]
• Hypocrisy Accusations: Angie claims JD got where he is through oligarchic patronage, not authentic hard work, and lambasts him for projecting his own lack of gratitude onto others.
  • “He is nothing short of a little smoky sociopath prostitute. That's just what he is like so many politicians.” [03:16 — Jennifer]

3. Authenticity and Self-Awareness

• Vance on Authenticity: A clip is played where JD Vance criticizes Gavin Newsom for “mimicking” Trump and lacking authenticity.
  • “You can't mimic the king. You can't mimic the master. You ought to just go and be yourself.” [04:53 — JD Vance]
• Hosts’ Response: The hosts scoff at Vance’s claims of authenticity, calling him the “most inauthentic prostitute in the American government right now.”
  • “Everything that he said there, the lack of self-awareness and the statement that you and I say a lot, you can’t shame the shameless. That’s why he’s our little smoky sociopath.” [05:11 — Jennifer]
• Accuse Vance of closet hypocrisy, referencing rumors of his past and subsequent vitriol toward LGBTQ+ people. [05:25]

4. Trump’s Fragility and MAGA Paranoia

• Trump’s Health and MAGA Chaos: Jennifer claims that the movement anticipates Trump's imminent decline; Vance and others are maneuvering for power, adding to Trump’s paranoia.
  • “Alex Jones gives him within 12 months, which I think is generous...They have to militarize and get in, get Big Balls and all these other freaks close to all the voting machines so that they can do whatever they can to keep their evil super majority.” [05:55 — Jennifer]
• Dictatorship Accusations: The hosts argue that modern Republicans have moved away from championing Constitutional values in favor of authoritarian control.
  • “They want a dictatorship. They want to control thought. They want to control other human beings.” [06:45 — Jennifer]

5. Personal and Cultural Jabs

• Satirical Gratitude: Angie sarcastically asks if Vance has ever thanked Sephora for his alleged history as a (failed) drag queen.
  • “Are you thankful for Sephora? Are you thankful every day? Have you called out thank you for eyeliner?” [07:13 — Angie]
• Critique on Party Hypocrisy and Sexuality: They point out the irony of MAGA figures who police others’ behavior while engaging in or covering up their own outlandish antics.
  • "This is the party that crashed Grindr twice. This is the party whose leader tried to give a microphone a blowjob." [07:44 — Jennifer]

6. Lincoln Project Mockery & J.D. Vance’s Shifting Position

• Lincoln Project Satire: Jennifer references a Lincoln Project video satirizing the MAGA movement and Vance’s shift from criticizing Trump to supporting him. [08:46]
• JD Vance’s Past Criticism of Trump: Old clips of Vance surface stating, “I can't stomach Trump. I think that he's noxious,” and describing Trump as “America’s Hitler.” [09:25, 10:07]
• Host Reactions: They note Trump’s obsession with loyalty and predict Vance’s public positioning may incite further chaos within MAGA ranks.
  • “This shit with Trump is going to make him crazy. And here's the thing with... Vance. And now Vance is coming out saying this, this is going to make Trump bananas and I’m here for it.” [10:21 — Angie]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On hypocrisy:
  “MAGA movement is always an exercise and contradiction and that is on purpose.” [01:23 — Jennifer]

• Vance’s ambition:
  “You can't wait for Donald Trump to die, J.D. Vance. This was all part of the oligarchy plan and you're in there doing the bidding.” [01:58 — Angie]

• Vance’s inauthenticity:
  “He is the most inauthentic prostitute in the American government right now.” [03:29 — Jennifer]

• Mocking Vance’s demand for gratitude:
  “Are you thankful for Sephora? Are you thankful every day?” [07:13 — Angie]

• On the right’s performative authenticity:
  “It's not the gay stuff, it's not the bisexual stuff, not the eyeliner. We support all, all of that freedom of expression we actually believe in that. It's the hypocrisy and being cruel to people that in secret, you truly are.” [08:03 — Jennifer]

• On Republican shift:
  “They want a dictatorship. They want to control thought. They want to control other human beings.” [06:45 — Jennifer]

Important Timestamps

• 00:00 – 01:35: Opening roast of JD Vance as “Little Smokey”; MAGA contradictions
• 01:35 – 02:36: Discussion of Vance’s attacks on Zoran Mamdani and gratitude politics
• 02:36 – 04:19: Vance’s inauthenticity and political opportunism
• 04:19 – 05:06: Clip of Vance on “authenticity” in politics; host reaction
• 05:06 – 07:27: The hosts’ ongoing roast, failed drag queen jokes, MAGA hypocrisy
• 07:27 – 08:46: Critique of personal hypocrisy, party leadership antics, Lincoln Project’s take
• 08:46 – 10:21: Montage of Vance’s anti-Trump past; impact on Trump and MAGA future
• 10:49 – 11:15: Closing thoughts: “We need to keep highlighting what JD Vance is doing and who he's colluding with because he is an inauthentic little snake.” [10:49 — Jennifer]

Tone and Style

The episode is irreverent, deeply sarcastic, and unapologetically progressive. Jennifer and Angie mix political commentary with pop culture references and snark, creating a blend of cathartic humor and trenchant critique, aimed especially at hypocrisy and opportunism within right-wing politics.

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