J.D. Vance has really done Ohio proud these last few weeks, hasn’t he? The lapdog vice-president, with evidently a lot of time on his hands, has managed to be firmly rebuked by Pope Francis, denounced by outraged NATO allies and widely ridiculed for his bizarre ‘masculinity’ rant at a weekend MAGAfest just a month into his tenure.

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent

At the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Vance said he wasn’t there to litigate “about who’s right and who’s wrong,” and credited Francis as one who “cares about the flock of Christians under his under his leadership.

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies.

Vance sought to downplay the controversy and said he and his family pray daily for Pope Francis during the pontiff’s hospitalization.

Vice President J.D. Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ displeasure with the Trump administration’s immigration policy and led a prayer for the ailing pontiff Friday at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

US VP JD Vance has taken to social media to offer his support for Pope Francis, who is currently battling health issues after the religious leader was hospitalized last week

JD Vance's home-state newspaper has condemned his recent behaviour and called him a "lapdog vice-president" with his wheels "all the way off" in a scathing indictment of his character. The Ohio Capital Journal published an op-ed earlier this week which referred to Vance’s disagreement with the Pope.

Francis, spiritual leader to nearly 1.4 billion baptized Catholics worldwide, has spent the past dozen years of his papacy highlighting the struggles of migrants and asking the faithful to defend them.