JD Vance sends 'veiled threats' to deport 'Menswear Guy' who 'hates his suits'

Time of India

2 days ago

'You don't like VP's suit, you gotta deal with the consequences'!
But what might be the fitting 'punishment' for a man who did not like the suit that the Vice President of the United States of America wore? Turns out, deportation is the answer!
After all, isn't that enough to uproot a man from his habitat and deport him for his 'crime'! At least, JD Vance thinks so!
In a recent incident that has sparked widespread debate, VP Vance seemingly threatened to deport Derek Guy, a prominent fashion critic known as the 'Menswear Guy', after he criticized Vance's sartorial choices.
What happened?
Derek Guy, who boasts a significant following on social media platforms, has found himself in the crosshairs of JD Vance. Guy, who has built his reputation by offering detailed analyses of men's fashion, often targeting public figures, recently revealed that he has been living in the United States without legal documentation since his childhood. In a detailed thread, Guy recounted his personal journey, saying his mother brought him across the Canadian border as a baby after his family fled Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
After that revelation, one X account posted, 'The menswear guy just openly admitted on here that he's here illegally.' A second user quote-tweeted that initial post and added, 'JD Vance I know you're reading this and you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.'
Now, this X post caught the VP's attention, and he replied with a GIF of
Jack Nicholson
slowly nodding his head, raising his eyebrows, and flashing his menacing, signature grin.
What followed:
Although VP Vance did not elaborate further on his 'veiled threat' wrapped in the sinister grin, or issue any statement via his office, Guy responded to the threat with a joke about how tight Vance's clothes can be on occasion.
Guy said, 'I think I can outrun you in these clothes,' in a post directed at Vance.
Derek Guy's immigration status
In the wake of Vance's post, when Guy revealed that he had entered the United States illegally from Canada as a child, he explained that his family had fled Vietnam, and he has been living in the US since his mother brought him across the border during his childhood.
Despite not being a DACA recipient, Guy insisted that the US is the only home he knows.
But why did Guy expose himself at such a vulnerable moment?
Guy said he was inspired to tell his story because of the growing unrest in Los Angeles, which has been the site of recent immigration raids and demonstrations against the crackdown that have not always been peaceful.
The past feuds
Last year in July, Guy posted that Vance's jackets 'don't hug him very well.'
He compared photos of Vance in a jacket with those of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whom he noted has jackets that are 'properly seated on his neck.'
That was just the beginning.
In October, Guy posted a thread criticizing Vance for wearing a fuchsia raw silk tie to his vice presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 'You should also know what you're communicating,' Guy wrote. 'A fuchsia raw silk tie is very casual because of its color and material.
To me, this is something you wear with seersucker or cream linen suits to summertime garden parties. The tie says, 'I'm here to have fun.
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He wrote on the eve of the inauguration, 'Vance's sleeves are too slim, causing them to catch on his shirt and ride up. Common problem any time something is too slim—might look good when you're standing still at the fitting, but it will bunch and catch as soon as you move.'
Then, a month in, he could not resist taking a jab at Vance for wearing way-too-short pants on stage at CPAC, occasionally exposing part of his shin and calf.
'The second lady should advise him to get wider pants and over the calf socks so that his bare leg doesn't show when he sits down,' he wrote.
The aftermath:
Now, VP Vance's response to Guy's open admission aligns with the Trump administration's broader stance on immigration, which has emphasized stricter enforcement and the deportation of undocumented individuals, including non-criminals. However, it may be argued that Vance's response was an inappropriate use of political power to silence dissent.
Will he really deport Guy? Or has it been just a simple social media banter?
Time will tell.