Fact Check: Did JD Vance Launch a Scathing Attack on Elon Musk in Viral Audio Clip?

It’s a short clip that purports to be Vice President J.D. Vance lashing out at Department of Government Efficiency chair Elon Musk in brutal terms. But is it real?

That wasn’t a question that people were asking before the clip went viral, generating millions of views — well, listens — on X, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram this week.

“Everything that he’s doing is getting criticized in the media, and he says that he’s helping, and he’s not. He’s making us look bad. He’s making me look bad,” Vance purportedly said in the clip, which was passed off as being recorded privately.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Catholic University of America

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