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Since JD Vance was chosen as Donald Trump’s candidate for the 2024 presidential election, the internet has had a lot to say about the Ohio senator.

In just a few months, the 39-year-old potential vice president has gone from best-selling author of Hillbilly Elegy one of the worst-rated non-incumbent vice presidents since 1980. Like many things these days, much of Vance’s net negative rating has to do with social media.

For those who don’t know, Vance recently sparked a firestorm on social media when he made previous comments about Vice President Kamala Harris in which he described her as a “childless” cat lady. His comments resurfaced – which he made during an interview with Ex in 2021 Fox News Host Tucker Carlson – received backlash from Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston and childless people everywhere.

But that wasn’t the only Vance-related topic of conversation that went viral on the Internet. While the most bizarre rumor spread about Vance appears to involve a couch, some internet researchers are more confused by Vance’s appearance, particularly when it comes to his distinct blue eyes.

On platforms like X, formerly Twitter, many social media users are wondering if Vance wears eyeliner to highlight his bright blue eyes. The speculation apparently began just two weeks ago, when journalist James Surowiecki quoted an excerpt from Vance from a video interview in September 2021.

“Why does JD Vance always look like he’s wearing eyeliner?” Surowiecki wrote about the video, adding, “He doesn’t really seem like the goth boy type.”

Unsurprisingly, this prompted thousands of social media users to share photos of Vance from previous television appearances, zooming in on what appeared to be a black spot emphasizing his waterline.

“Tonight I am concerned only with an urgent political question. “Why does JD Vance wear so much eyeliner?” one person asked

“I said JD Vance has been wearing eyeliner since he got elected. I’m so damn glad someone else sees this!!!” someone else posted.

Meanwhile, photojournalist Zach D. Roberts shared his own photo of Vance, taken during a recent lecture, in which a black line was clearly visible under his lower eyelashes. “I really thought people were joking about it, but then I photographed him last week. “Vance wears eyeliner 100 percent,” Roberts captioned the post.

Over on TikTok, one woman even claimed she found Vance’s exact shade of eyeliner. “This is frivolous political commentary, but I can’t stop thinking about it,” user Casey (@mamasissiesays) said in a recent video with more than 300,000 views. “Does JD Vance wear eyeliner?”

Comparing side-by-side images of Vance’s public appearances with his official Senate portrait, Casey was admittedly conflicted. “There’s no eyeliner in sight here. “This is really a man who doesn’t wear eyeliner,” she said of his Senate portrait. However, Casey shared a photo from Vance’s TV interview and said, “Obviously there’s something going on here… and there’s some contours. “I’d like to know what his shade is.”

She then jokingly claimed to have found Vance’s favorite Urban Decay eyeliner pencil in the color “Despeation.”

The speculation grew so much that it even prompted comedian Jimmy Fallon to mock Vance’s alleged penchant for eyeliner on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During the July 22 show, Fallon showed an image of a graph increasing along its x-axis along with the mocking tagline: “Google searches for: ‘Does JD Vance wear eyeliner?'”

The late-night talk show host then showed a photo of Vance, which again showed a noticeable black line under his eyes.

It is possible that Vance uses eyeliner during live events and TV commercials, just as many public figures wear makeup to enhance their on-camera appearance. However, the reason so many people online can’t stop talking about Vance’s alleged makeup is because it is “hypocritical” due to the Republican’s staunch anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs.

“We have no problem with men wearing makeup. “What we don’t like is hypocrites taking harmful actions against men who wear makeup,” Casey noted in her viral TikTok video.

The Ohio senator has introduced bills that would restrict access to healthcare for transgender people and limit the ability to designate additional gender identities on US passports. Vance also grilled several State Department nominees with a questionnaire on LGBTQ+ rights, pride flags, diversity and inclusion and other so-called “woke” issues, ultimately delaying the confirmation of more than 30 diplomats for senior positions until last April .

For someone who might wear eyeliner, Vance is known for also holding traditional views on gender. Because of his pro-natalist stance, he described falling birth rates as a “civilization crisis” driven by a “childless left.” Vance has also argued that people with children should have “more power” in the voting booth, claiming that Kamala Harris has “no direct interest” in the future of the country because she did not give birth to her two-children.

While there’s nothing wrong with men wearing makeup, perhaps the internet is so obsessed with Vance’s alleged eyeliner because it conflicts with the views he’s espoused throughout his political career. However, it is unclear exactly how long his position as Trump’s vice presidential running mate will last, as Republicans themselves are currently undecided about whether to support Vance.