The photo of Vance shocked several others on X/Twitter after Polanco's tweet.

"Pretty cool photo of JD shopping for some guns and/or framed swastikas," comedy writer Lon Harris tweeted. "Solid guy, seems like a good pick."

Writer and producer Grant Pardee (known for the 2016 series Nuclear Family) sarcastically observed that Vance was simply being "relatable" by "bringing [his] infant to a gun show" to "browse fetishized Nazi memorabilia." Writer Daisy Gardner (of 30 Rock fame) simply tweeted: "Nazi s—. Literal Nazi s—."

"It's so out in the open. We must stop them with all we can do," tweeted Methodist pastor Daniel Russell.

Vance has been embroiled in a tsunami of negative news coverage ever since he was officially selected as former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate. He spent Friday trying to explain comments he made in 2021 lamenting to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the government was being overtaken by "childless cat ladies." The Ohio senator has also been the subject of memes mocking him over a debunked rumor that he committed a sex act with a couch.

When Vance proposed in 2022 that American adults without children be taxed at a higher rate than parents, he angered MAGA influencer and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who called the idea "f—ing idiotic."

"You want me to pay more taxes to take care of other people's kids? We sure this dude is a Republican? Sounds like a moron," Portnoy tweeted. "If you can't afford a big family don't have a ton of kids."