J.D. Vance Doubles Down On His Distaste For His Children's Love Of Pokémon, Begs His Mom To Stop Sending Them Pokémon Cards

Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance has once again attempted to appeal to voters by discussing how annoyed he is that his children love Pokémon.

At a rally in Michigan, Vance praised his mother as the "best grandmother" his three kids could ask for but added that he believes she "spoils" the children a little too much. He said, "Mom, no more Pokémon cards. In front of a thousand people, no more Pokémon cards. The kids have got enough."

Vance: Mom, no more Pokémon cards pic.twitter.com/qY9gzI1OKt

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If the line got a laugh from the crowd, it was not picked up by Fox News microphones who recorded the speech. The people standing behind Vance also do not appear to laugh in the clip.

This is the second time Vance has expressed annoyance about his children's love of Pokémon since being named the Vice Presidential nominee. Earlier in August, he relayed a story about telling his son to "shut the hell up about Pikachu" when he received the call to be the Vice Presidential nominee.

JD Vance told his son to “shut the hell up” about his Pokémon cards while he was on the phone with Trump.

Vance: “Son, shut the hell up for 30 seconds about Pikachu.” pic.twitter.com/zTtaw49duc

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While one ill-received quip about his children and Pokémon could be considered a gaffe, yesterday's joke suggests that it's a well Vance continually wants to draw from, much to the bafflement of many social media users who once again reacted to the quote as it went viral online.

Ironically, Vance's quip about Pokémon cards came on the same day former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social to hawk Donald Trump NFTs, outlining a sharp contrast in exactly what "cards" the campaign approves of.

Oddly, this is the third of the last four presidential elections in which Pokémon has factored into political candidate's gaffes. Vance's continued denigration of Pokémon joins Hillary Clinton's 2016 "Pokémon GO to the Polls" gaffe and Herman Cain in 2012 accidentally quoting the Pokémon movie among infamous examples of Pokémon showing up in United States Presidential election discourse.