A screenshot authentically shows a Truth Social post made by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he wrote, “I’m hereby signing an EXCLUSIVE ORDER legally changing JD Vance’s name to JUDAS DISLOYAL VANCE!”
A rumor that U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a social media post chastising Vice President JD Vance, including an order to change the vice president’s name, circulated in November.
People on social media shared a purported screenshot of a social media post attributed to Trump that claimed, “I’m hereby signing an EXCLUSIVE ORDER legally changing JD Vance’s name to JUDAS DISLOYAL VANCE!”
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The alleged post was dated Nov. 5 and inspired readers to reach out about its authenticity. It circulated after Democrats enjoyed major victories in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3.
It read in full:
I’m hereby signing an EXCLUSIVE ORDER legally changing JD Vance’s name to JUDAS DISLOYAL VANCE!
Nobody gave JD more than President Trump. I took him from the sidelines and gave him the biggest job of his life—and now he thinks he can DOUBLE CROSS THE BOSS and run for President in 2028 without my blessing?
EHHH!
WRONG!
You don’t walk into the Trump Family, eat at the table, kiss the ring, and then decide you’re the new Boss!
There is only ONE person who can make America Great Again the RIGHT WAY, and everybody knows who that is.
JD, you may have forgotten who made you—but I NEVER forget!
THE PRESIDENT HAS SPOKEN.
The post was fake, however.
A search of the president’s Truth Social account and an online archive of his social media posts revealed no such post.
The fake Trump post circulated as an apparent response, likely satirical, to a Nov. 4 X post by Vance addressing the Republican turnout at the polls for the midterm elections. Vance wrote: “The main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.” His post sparked rumors that he’s angling for a 2028 bid for the White House.
The engagement metrics displayed on the fake post — 14.3K reposts, 56.7K likes — exactly match those of other debunked Trump posts, suggesting it may have been generated using a template or a fake post generator. Note that the timestamp is written out as “11/5/26,” while authentic Truth Social posts show dates written as “Nov 5, 2026.”
The president made multiple posts on Truth Social on that date, but nothing about Vance or a rumored bid for the White House.
For further reading, check out Snopes’ collection of alleged Trump social media posts we’ve debunked.