JD Vance takes gloves off on conservative columnist who mocked Gen. Zers for complaining about $20 burritos

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance fat-shamed a conservative columnist who publicly mocked Zoomers for complaining about burritos costing $20 in a return to his old internet brawling ways after a months-long hiatus.Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen, who is known to have President Trump’s ear and frequently accused Vance of undermining him on Iran, told students complaining about the high cost of a burrito to “cry me a river.”“The burritos in the college cafeteria are included in your meal plan,” Thiessen further jabbed on X in response to Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet’s discussion about a college student complaining about the price.Vance couldn’t resist lashing out at him, sniping, “I’m surprised to hear Mark say this.

If you’ve ever met him in person, it’s quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito.”An order of a burrito at a Chipotle in Illinois with chicken, black beans, roasted chili-corn salsa, and brown rice currently costs $9.65 before taxes.In 2015, burritos at Chipotle cost around $6.50.A Reddit user went viral last year for posting an image of a 2015 receipt at Chipotle that cost $21.45 for two chicken bowls and one chicken burrito with guacamole.

Observers noted last year that the same order would now cost $30.80.Both prices were before taxes kicked in.Polls consistently show that affordability is a top issue for voters, with 57% of Americans describing it as a full-blown crisis, according to a survey by the Guardian.That comes after years of elevated inflation, as well as soaring prices in housing, college tuition, healthcare, and energy.

One dollar in 2019 is the equivalent of $1.33 in today’s currency.In other words, America has experienced 33% worth of inflation over the past seven years.

And inflation continues to run hot, clocking in at 3.5% for the one-year period ending in June, above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.Early on in the second Trump administration, Vance had a reputation for gettin...