Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance
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Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz delivered a brutal blow to JD Vance because of his infamous story about “sex with a couch.” The Minnesota governor joked, “I can’t wait to debate the guy…that is, when he’s ready to get off the couch and show up.” Now, social media users are claiming Vance mentioned the couch incident on pages 179-180 of his memoir. Hillbilly ElegyThey also add that these pages have been removed from new copies.
However, there is no concrete basis for such claims.
The couch sex story is based on an allegation first shared by X-user @rickrudescalves. The post has been deleted. “Can’t say for sure, but he might be the first vice presidential candidate to admit to fucking an inside-out latex glove between two couch cushions in a New York Times bestseller.”
The story was debunked by the Associated Press in a fact-check titled “No, JD Vance Didn’t Have Sex with a Couch.” The agency retracted the story. By that time, however, the claim had already gone viral on social media.
Rick, the X user who first posted the comment, told Business Insider he came up with the joke because he doesn’t like Vance. “I really enjoyed thinking about his team and all the idiots that have to deal with him and deal with this.”
However, social media users claim that the story was mentioned in Trump’s Vice President-elect’s memoirs.
“The couch-humping episode was in the first issue of Hillbilly Elegy, starting on page 179. It was removed from later issues because apparently someone finally told JD it was too much information,” said one person on X, a platform formerly known as Twitter.
“I believe the anecdote begins on page 179 in his book Hillbilly Elegy,” added another.
Vance has not yet responded to these allegations.