Vance says Hunter Biden is "welcome to apply" for a slice of Rapin' Slush Fund Grampy's cash

[Miles Archer]

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
KARL: Why should taxpayers be paying to settle a $10b lawsuit brought by the president? And should people who attacked police officers received money?

JD VANCE: Anybody can apply for it. If Hunter Biden wants to apply, he's welcome to.

KARL: Why should taxpayers be paying to settle a b lawsuit brought by the president? And should people who attacked police officers received money?

JD VANCE: Anybody can apply for it. If Hunter Biden wants to apply, he's welcome to.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-19T17:50:55.422Z

[lame54]

1. What does that mean?...

Certainly wasn't funny
I guess just using Hunter's name is a burn for them
He's so clever

[Miles Archer]

3. To whatever degree I understand Vance's "humor"...

...I took it as a worst case, least likely to get a thumbs up from a Trump-appointed "board" or "committee" reviewing the claims.

That seems in alignment with other Vance "jokes" from the past.

[Ocelot II]

5. Typical right-wing "humor" - mean-spirited and not funny.

[Jose Garcia]

7. Because Hunter was prosecuted by the DOJ when Joe Biden was President

[lame54]

9. So the premise is...

Anybody indicted by the DOJ at any time is eligible
Still not funny

[Ms. Toad]

2. Legally, there was no settlement.

The case was dismissed with prejudice, and the court explicitly said there was no settlement. Pp0

They need to find some other legal justification for the fund, or it needs to vanish.

[Justice matters.]

8. It is unconstitutional thus illegal.

It's like robbing a bank and proclaiming it's legal. Doesn't work like that.

[Ocelot II]

4. How about the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti?

Not to mention all the US citizens and legal residents who were kidnapped and wrongfully detained by ICE. They were harmed by the government, too. They can apply, but you can bet they wouldn't see a dime. Of course the slush fund is illegal in the first place, and if there's a shred of justice left in this country it will never exist at all.

[applegrove]

6. He said that people got shot at a San Diego mosque

today. He is off by a day. He and Isha eat at a restaurant 5 minutes from the mosque. So he made it a personal story. But he was off by a day.

[Boomerproud]

10. Let's bring up Hunter Biden.

He didn't assault police officers so you didn't answer the question cutiepie.

[Initech]

11. Trump can go shove his 1.776 billion straight up his ass!