Vice President JD Vance just became the latest victim of radical left-wing censorship, however, what happened only served to make him look even more like a boss than he already did. Vance was given the boot from liberal social media platform Bluesky on Wednesday, just mere moments after sharing his first post.
The vice president’s post said, “Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.”
Seems friendly enough, right? Why would he be kicked off the platform for saying something so innocuous? It wasn’t the opening line that ticked off the radical leftists who run Bluesky. It was the follow-up.
“To that end, I found Justice [Clarence] Thomas’s concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating,” he wrote, adding a screenshot of Thomas’ statement.
“He argues that many of our so-called ‘experts’ have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth,” the vice president added, according to the New York Post. “I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids.”
He finished by asking users, “What do you think?”
Fast forward 12 minutes and an announcement from Vance about joining the platform, and poof! He was suspended. A message posted on the Bluesky account said, “Not found. Account has been suspended.”
Shockingly, the vice president’s account has already been reinstated, as what he said didn’t violate any of the platform’s community guidelines.
Bluesky launched as a decentralized social media alternative after Elon Musk bought and took over what was then Twitter. It saw massive growth in the aftermath of President Trump’s 2024 election win — with its user base tripling from 10 million to 30 million between November 2024 and May 2025, according to the Pew Research Center.
Liberal-leaning X users flocked to the platform, apparently in search of a more ideologically aligned environment, and several users commenting on Vance’s Bluesky post appeared angered that he had joined the platform.
“Don’t just block. Report the account and the posts,” one person said with more than a little anger residing in the cold, black stone they call a heart. Another said they “reported” Vance’s post “for misinformation.”
Bluesky begged to differ, however. A statement was released by the company saying the only reason the account was initially suspended was due to fear it was an impersonator. It was reinstated once it was verified to belong to Vance.
“Vice President Vance’s account was briefly flagged by our automated systems that try to detect impersonation attempts which have targeted public figures like him in the past. The account was quickly restored and verified so people can easily confirm its authenticity,” a spokesperson for the company explained. “We welcome the Vice President to join the conversation on Bluesky.”
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