{"id":2472858,"date":"2025-08-09T17:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-breaks-down-why-he-was-running-awkward-in-contrived-leftist-scandal-he-was-playing-ogre\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T17:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:19:56","slug":"jd-vance-breaks-down-why-he-was-running-awkward-in-contrived-leftist-scandal-he-was-playing-ogre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-breaks-down-why-he-was-running-awkward-in-contrived-leftist-scandal-he-was-playing-ogre\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Breaks Down Why He Was Running Awkward in Contrived Leftist \u2018Scandal\u2019: He Was Playing \u2018Ogre\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-breaks-down-why-he-was-running-awkward-in-contrived-leftist-scandal-he-was-playing-ogre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President J.D. Vance recently sparked controversy among left-wing critics simply for spending time playing with his children.In July, Vance went viral following a family trip to Disneyland, where some protesters objected to his visit, and leftist social media users mocked him, especially focusing on a video showing his unusual running style. Vance later explained on a podcast that the running was part of a playful game called &#8220;Ogre&#8221; he plays with his kids, where he chases them without trying to catch them. This incident highlighted the left&#8217;s criticism of conventional family roles and fatherhood, portraying vance&#8217;s active parenting as a target of political scorn. The article suggests that opposition to strong fathers and family values is a core reason behind the negative reactions to Vance&#8217;s actions.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance has created quite the stir among the left for his recent decision to&hellip; play with his kids?<\/p>\n<p>That seems to be about the gist of the &ldquo;scandal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/j-d-vance-lock-2028-cnns-data-guru-says-things-looking-darn-good-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> went viral for his trip to Disneyland in California with his wife and children as every leftist with free time &ndash;&nbsp; that&rsquo;s quite a lot of them as they often happen to be unemployed &ndash; decided to show up to protest the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/cant-stop-laughing-people-making-210642385.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo! News<\/a>, one protestor holding a sign reading, &ldquo;No family vacation while we deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-is-right-kamala-harris-owns-the-border-disaster\/\" title=\"J.D. ... Is Right: Kamala Harris Owns The Border Disaster\">family separation&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was spotted in Anaheim where crowds gathered as Vance came to town.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing users on X were not happy either, as one posted, &ldquo;They booed JD Vance at Disneyland. Imagine how hated you must be to get booed at the happiest place on earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Another user wrote, &ldquo;jd vance is either on vacation or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-agent-didnt-know-supposed-lie-confirmed-biden-laptop-real-call-twitter-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> picking fights&hellip;.he serves no real purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The viral moment came from footage of that visit, showing Vance running strangely without any context. Notorious leftist JoJoFromJerz posted the footage, saying, &ldquo;I just saw this video of JD Vance &lsquo;running&rsquo; and now I can&rsquo;t stop laughing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just saw this video of JD Vance &ldquo;running&rdquo; and now I can&rsquo;t stop laughing. &#128514;&#128514; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8NQM1wC1I\">pic.twitter.com\/u8NQM1wC1I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoJoFromJerz\/status\/1944441844001120764?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another user mocked him, calling his running hilarous, sarcastically writing, &ldquo;Peak &lsquo;alpha male.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance running is hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Peak &ldquo;alpha male.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD Vance running is hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Peak &ldquo;alpha male.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#128580;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0SaYGU07N\">pic.twitter.com\/J0SaYGU07N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Art Candee &#127871;&#129380; (@ArtCandee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArtCandee\/status\/1944456755699917011?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The clip garnered so much attention that Vance had to address what he was doing.<\/p>\n<p>As he put it on &ldquo;The Katy Miller Podcast,&rdquo; Vance&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teacher-year-charged-disturbing-crimes-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> play a game with him where he chases then without running fast enough to catch them. He called the game &ldquo;ogre.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; LMAO! JD Vance just revealed the moment that went viral among Democrats for him having a &ldquo;weird run&rdquo; at Disneyland was because he was playing a game called &ldquo;Ogre&rdquo; with his children<\/p>\n<p>Well imagine that, the left hates parenting&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone was like, &lsquo;oh, he runs funny&rsquo;&hellip;my&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QfL6ZieyCK\">pic.twitter.com\/QfL6ZieyCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1953799192868008022?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vance was being a good dad and left-wing X was totally baffled by it.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, these are people who hate families, despise strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/founding-fathers-blew-whistle-supreme-court-perversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fathers<\/a>, and wish to see everyone childless, alone, and miserable.<\/p>\n<p>If you need evidence of that, recall last year&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention where attendees could get abortions and vasectomies according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/19\/us-news\/planned-parenthood-offers-free-vasectomies-abortions-in-truck-outside-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> New York Post<\/a>&lsquo;s coverage of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The left has supported radical Marxist groups like Black Lives Matter, whose leaders once blasted &ldquo;Western-prescribed nuclear family structure,&rdquo; via its website as reported in another piece by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/24\/blm-removes-website-language-blasting-nuclear-family-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other words, dads being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angry-dads-leave-registered-sex-offender-bloody-dazed-allegedly-cracker-barrel-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dads<\/a> is totally antithetical to the leftist creed.<\/p>\n<p>Father&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >build strong families<\/a>, strong families build a stronger nation.<\/p>\n<p>When you begin to connect the dots in that manner, it&rsquo;s not hard to see why Vance would be the target of so much scorn from that end of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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