US Vice President JD Vance leaned straight into the joke this Halloween, throwing on the curly wig, blazer and red tie to cosplay the viral “say thank you” meme version of himself. He posted a quick video from the US Naval Observatory — opening the door for trick-or-treaters and signing off with, “Happy Halloween… remember to say thank you!” The clip did big numbers across X and Instagram within hours.

If you’ve somehow missed the origin story: back in February, Vance pressed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on whether he’d ever said “thank you” for US aid — a tense exchange that spawned months of edits exaggerating Vance’s hair, face and expressions. The “fat JD curly hair” gag became shorthand online, and even the White House ribbed him with a tongue-in-cheek costume card this week.

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