JD Vance mocked over ‘incredible self-own’ at campaign rally: ‘Truly stunning’

PoliticsPublished: Aug. 21, 2026, 12:01 p.m.Vice President JD Vance smiles during a roundtable event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP Photo/Alex BrandonBy Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.comVice President JD Vance is the target of widespread ridicule after critics said he committed an “incredible self-own” campaigning for his home-state senator on Friday.Vance was accused of being tone deaf when he posed a series of questions to Ohio voters while stumping for Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who faces former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in November.“I believe that this November ... we’re gonna face a choice: Do we believe in the United States of America? Do we believe in the hardworking men an