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I Don't Really Care, Margaret refers to a catchphrase coined by Vice President J.D. Vance in an interview with CBS Face the Nation news anchor Margaret Brennan on January 27th, 2025. When pressed on his stance on immigration and refugee policies, J.D. Vance called into question the United States's vetting policies, citing the example of an Afghan national in Oklahoma who was arrested in October 2024 for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on Election Day. Brennan described the incident as a "very particular case," saying that it was unclear when the man was radicalized, to which Vance replied, "I don't really care, Margaret, I don't want that person in my country." The clip went viral in many conservative circles on the internet, with memes and jokes about "Chad J.D. Vance" making the rounds on Twitter / X in late January 2025.

Origin

On January 26th, 2025, CBS's Margaret Brennan interviewed J.D. Vance on Face The Nation, with a YouTube^[1] upload of the interview describing it as "Vice President JD Vance's first interview." The video gathered over 1.7 million views in a day.

At the 14:21 timestamp, Brennan engages Vance in a question about the resettlement process for Afghan refugees after the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021. J.D. Vance brings up the example of an Afghan national who was arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in October 2024,^[7] citing him as a sign that the United States' vetting process for refugees is failing.

When Margaret continues to push him on the topic, saying that it is unclear if the man was radicalized before arriving in the U.S. or after, J.D. Vance replies, "I don't really care, Margaret, I don't want that person in my country, and I think most Americans agree with me," at the 15:51 timestamp.

Shortly after, the clip began to spread on X / Twitter as it was reposted and used in various jokes and memes.

Spread

The X^[8] account @TrumpWarRoom reposted the clip to X on January 26th, 2025, gathering over 4.9 million views and 70,000 likes in two days.

VP: "Just like the guy who planned a terrorist attack in Oklahoma a few months ago? He was allegedly 'properly vetted.'"BRENNAN: "It wasn't clear if he was radicalized when he got here…"VP: "I don't really care, Margaret. I don't want that person in my country."🔥 pic.twitter.com/SFRGuLu1QS

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 26, 2025

On January 26th, 2025, X^[2] user @HaikusFromUnder posted an illustration-style edit showing J.D. Vance reading a newspaper with a pipe in his mouth alongside the text, "I don't really care, Margaret." The post gathered over 1,000 likes in two days.

The image was reposted by right-wing activist and conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec (@jackmposobiec) on Instagram^[3] on January 26th, where it gathered over 12,000 likes in two days.

Also on January 26th, the X^[4] account @still_boneless posted an edited version of the J.D. Vance "I don't really care, Margaret" clip, gathering over 43,000 likes on a post captioned, "THE VANCE GLANCE."

THE VANCE GLANCE pic.twitter.com/OuX9Kovuxt

— Still Boneless (@still_boneless) January 26, 2025

On January 27th, Libs of TikTok posted a college of Margaret Brennan's facial expressions in contrast with the Vance Side Eye meme. The X^[5] post gathered over 100,000 likes alongside the caption, "I Don't Really Care, Margaret."

Also on January 27th, 2025, satire newspaper NotTheBee made a Facebook^[6] post linking to an article about Vance's catchphrase, gathering over 2,000 reactions in a day. The post added glowing laser eyes to the VP.

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