Jack Schlossberg’s internet remarks about a fictitious child and an unexpected relationship with the Vice President’s wife generated public outrage and widespread condemnation.
Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy’s sole grandchild, garnered flak online this week after publishing a series of posts that concluded with a joke about Vice President J. D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance.
The dispute began on April 6, 2025, when Schlossberg posted on X, “I’m having a son!! I’m very stoked about this. I can’t wait for the birth of my next child since today was the happiest day of my life. Yes, it is out of wedlock.” But we might get married.” He also published the same message on Instagram, with the description, “We named Jason Schlossberg! 5 pounds (2.27 kg), 0 ounces.” April 6, 2025.” Schlossberg quickly amplified the prank by posting a digitally modified photograph on Instagram.
The photograph depicted Usha Vance holding a baby, but the child’s face had been substituted with an altered image of Schlossberg’s adult visage, which obscured the toddler’s head. The caption said, “Little Jason and his mother.” You never feel prepared to be a parent. Until one day, you will become one.”
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People magazine instantly noticed the manipulated photograph and shared a side-by-side composite of Schlossberg and the Vances on Instagram.
Schlossberg then shared a screenshot of the magazine’s story with his caption. “The joke is that I’m capable of producing a male heir,” he told me.
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The tweets sparked anger on social media networks. One netizen on X remarked, “Such a troll, his grandfather would be ashamed…” Another comment said, “You’re an embarrassment.” A third advised, “Delete this and seek help.”
Commenters on Instagram expressed their displeasure. Someone said, “I believe he owes Mrs. Vance an apology for saying such a spiteful thing.” A Facebook user said, “No class. Why would someone say this? [sic],” while another called the message “SICK and highly insulting.”
While this was the most visible reply to Vance, Schlossberg has previously released stuff in a similar tone. On January 20, 2025, he wrote on X, “True or false: Usha Vance is way hotter than Jackie O,” in reference to his grandmother, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The next day, he said, “I’m a literal pervert. I referred to my grandmother as “hot.” Have I really lost it? This youngster will do anything for attention. Your grandfather would feel humiliated. Seriously. It’s time to obtain a job.
On March 4, he shared an altered photo of Vance appearing to kiss his cheek, captioned “My love, my sweet Ushie.”
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In a televised interview with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, Schlossberg outlined his approach to social media and clearly admitted to the plan behind tweets targeting public people.
In one of his previous tweets regarding Vance, he stated, “The internet is a place where it’s difficult to break through.” This is particularly true when you aren’t making a bold or unexpected statement. […] I use my judgment to create postings that I believe are hilarious or foolish but have a purpose, such as making you think, “This person is insane.” “Why is he referring to his family in that way?”
He went on, “But to be honest, then you get all these retweets, quotes, and everybody flips out about it — and I think that that’s kind of the game that the other side’s been playing really well, which is flipping people out and getting a reaction is almost half the battle.”
When Psaki questioned him on the purposeful distribution of falsehoods, Schlossberg said he didn’t care. “You can talk to many people at once, and you can talk to different audiences in different ways, like I’m talking to people who I know will get this joke and think it’s hilarious,” he said.
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“I’m also speaking to the people who I know won’t get it and will take it as bait, and those two people are going to interact, and they’re going to think it’s funny that some people don’t get it,” according to him. “Not every post is going to be hilarious or risky in some way; some of them have to be serious and boring, but they can’t all be serious and boring.”
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He went on, “It’s critical to switch it up and to take risks because I think that’s not only entertaining for me, myself, as I laugh and post it on my phone, but also a good way to signal to people that you’re willing to either fight for them or speak your mind—if you’re willing to say something that other people might not get or you know might engender a reaction that some people don’t like.”
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Asked who his favorite person to troll was, Schlossberg answered, “The hey J. D. videos did pretty good online. But I think my cousin RFK Jr. is a menace.”