Vice President Vance: No Cooking, Private Jets, and a Humble Reminder

Vice President J.D. Vance is adjusting to a life most of us will never experience — and he’s surprisingly self-aware about it. During an appearance on Mike Rowe’s“The Way I Heard It”podcast Thursday, Vance opened up about the dramatic perks that come with being President Trump’s No. 2, while acknowledging the potential pitfall of letting it all go to his head.

The reality of his new role hits different. No more grocery runs, no more time spent in the kitchen — an entire infrastructure of staff handles the logistics of daily life that ordinary Americans take for granted. Travel looks nothing like it does for the rest of us either. The jet is fueled and ready, TSA lines are a relic of the past, and schedules bend to his convenience. It’s the kind of lifestyle that could easily warp someone’s perspective on how regular people actually live.

But here’s where Vance’s comments get interesting: he’s explicitly wrestling with the danger of becoming what he calls an“entitled asshole.”That self-awareness is rare in political circles, where the trappings of power often go unchecked and unquestioned. He’s not blind to the irony of living like royalty on taxpayer dollars while maintaining a pose of humility. Whether that conscious effort holds up over time remains to be seen, but at least he’s named the problem upfront. The real test isn’t what he says on a podcast — it’s whether those principles hold when nobody’s listening.

What’s your take: can someone sustain genuine humility once they’re insulated from the everyday struggles of regular life?