Vice President J.D. Vance Trash Talked Turkey During Thanksgiving Address To The Troops

Presidents pardoning turkeys is out… vice presidents trash talking turkey is in.

It’s Thanksgiving week folks (you might even be reading this on Thanksgiving day), and if you ask me, Turkey Day is the best holiday of them all. Presents? Not necessary? Decorating? Optional. Food out the wazoo? You bet. Football on all day long? Yes please.

Simply put, there’s nothing better than Thanksgiving.

The only thing that’s somewhat controversial about the November holiday is what belongs at the center of the dinner table (I guess another debate is when the appropriate time to serve the meal is). For years, the turkey has dominated Thanksgiving. But in recent years, ham has really made a push, and even crazier alternatives like prime rib and roasted chicken have gained traction.

One person that’s really on “Team Everything-Other-Than-Turkey” is Vice President J.D. Vance. While speaking with the troops today in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the VPOTUS (does anyone actually say that?) decided to stir things up a bit while he was talking about the American holiday.

Vance asked for a show of hands to determine how many soldiers that were present actually like eating the big bird on the table:

“Think about turkey. Who really likes – be honest with yourself – who really likes Turkey?”

A smattering of the troops at Fort Campbell signaled that they were fans of turkey. J.D. Vance took the proper amount of time to allow for everyone to share their thoughts on turkey, and then he proceeded to rip into the popular Thanksgiving main course:

“You are all full of s***. Everybody who raised your hands… here’s how I know that every single one of you that raised your hand is lying to me. How many times do you roast an 18-pound turkey just randomly? You know, a nice summer afternoon, go and get an 18-pound turkey.

Nobody does it because turkey doesn’t actually taste that good. But on Thanksgiving, the most American holiday, we’re gonna cook a turkey by God, because that’s what Americans do. We cook this gigantic, American bird and we do all kinds of stuff to it to make it taste good.”

Does he have a point?

J.D. also stated that there’s really only one time a year (two if you do a turkey for Christmas too) that turkey get cooked for a meal, and that if you have to deep fry something to make it taste good, it’s probably not all that great in the first place.

It was a full-blown, turkey take down by the vice president:

To be clear, Vice President Vance didn’t just do his tight-five set figuratively roasting turkeys. He also got to the heart of the holiday: Gratitude. That’s what Thanksgiving is all about. I’ve done my best to live by the phrase, “Don’t delay gratitude” ever since I heard it a couple of years back, and I’d invite you to do the same. Thanksgiving is the perfect day to start.

Happy Thanksgiving! Make sure to share how grateful for others you are, and if you are feeling like our vice president, s*** talk some turkey while you are at it.The post Vice President J.D. Vance Trash Talked Turkey During Thanksgiving Address To The Troops first appeared on Whiskey Riff.