JD Vance called veteran journalist Mehdi Hasan a "dummy" on Monday after he appeared to point to the vice president's hypocrisy for saying European "commissars" are suppressing free speech while simultaneously banning the Associated Press from the White House over its continued use of the Gulf of Mexico.

US Vice President JD Vance slammed veteran journalist Mehdi Hasan after being accused of hypocrisy regarding free speech in Europe. This occurred in the context of the Trump administration banning the Associated Press from the White House over its usage of 'Gulf of Mexico,

Vice President J.D. Vance took a swipe at a reporter Monday who accused him of hypocrisy for blasting Europeans over free speech in the midst of the White House dispute with the Associated Press over the Gulf of Mexico/America.