WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson took to social media to share a memorable moment from a recent White House meeting, recounting Vice President JD Vance’s first visit to the Oval Office.
“As we gathered for our meeting at the White House yesterday, JD Vance mentioned to us that he had never before visited the Oval Office,” Johnson wrote in a tweet. “I told him and President Trump that I HAD to capture the moment on video.”
As we gathered for our meeting at the White House yesterday, JD Vance mentioned to us that he had never before visited the Oval Office. I told him and President Trump that I HAD to capture the moment on video. Only in America can a hardworking young man from Appalachia rise from… pic.twitter.com/H4aHOyyfVt
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 22, 2025
Johnson highlighted Vance’s personal journey from humble beginnings in Appalachia to becoming the vice president, praising it as a testament to the opportunities available in the United States. “Only in America can a hardworking young man from Appalachia rise from his humble circumstances to enter the Oval for the first time as Vice President of the United States,” Johnson added.
The meeting at the White House, attended by President Donald Trump, Johnson, and Vance, reportedly focused on a range of policy issues, though details were not disclosed.
Vance, a former U.S. senator and author, has frequently spoken about his upbringing in Ohio and his rise to national prominence, a story chronicled in his bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.