JD Vance did not come to CPAC to mince words. No, he showed up with a message—a direct, unapologetic call to action, particularly for young men, who have been under relentless cultural attack for years now.
And let’s be honest, he’s absolutely right. In a world where masculinity is treated like some kind of societal disease, Vance reminded young men that not only is it okay to be who they are, but that the Trump administration is actively working to ensure they have the opportunity to thrive. Refreshing, isn’t it?
He started with a broader message to young Americans, emphasizing that the policies coming out of Trump’s White House have a singular goal: making their lives better. You’d think that would be the goal of any administration, but after watching the left spend the last few years pushing policies that have priced young people out of homeownership, shipped their jobs overseas, and crippled their communities with crime, it’s clear that the contrast could not be starker. Vance spelled it out in plain terms—if you want a good job, if you want to live in a safe neighborhood, if you want to build a future for your family, then the policies being enacted today will determine whether that’s even possible.
Then he turned to young men, and this is where things got really interesting. Because let’s face it, if you’re a young guy in America today, you’ve been told—repeatedly, aggressively—that there’s something wrong with you simply for existing. That being competitive, ambitious, or even just enjoying a beer with friends is somehow a problem. That if you don’t toe the line of whatever the latest left-wing cultural fad is, you’re the enemy. And Vance, standing on that stage, made it clear that he’s not having any of it.
He called out the left’s relentless campaign to erase the differences between men and women, to turn everyone into some bland, unremarkable, androgynous drone who thinks and speaks exactly the same way. And really, that’s the left’s game, isn’t it? They don’t want individuals; they want obedient subjects. They don’t want strong, capable young men who build, lead, and take risks—they want compliant, apologetic “allies” who sit down, shut up, and let the so-called experts run their lives.
.@VP gives his message to young people: “We want you to be able to buy a home, we want you to be able to work a good job, we want you to be able to raise your kids according to the values you believe in, and we want you to be able to build a nice life in this country.” pic.twitter.com/di1lf2UNES
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 20, 2025
Vance made it clear that this administration stands for something different. That men and women were created with distinct roles, that masculinity is not a defect, and that America needs strong men just as much as it needs strong women. And perhaps most importantly, that Trump’s policies are aimed at making sure young Americans—men and women alike—can actually succeed rather than spending their lives navigating an endless bureaucratic and cultural minefield designed to keep them down.
He also issued a warning about what happens if Republicans don’t keep winning. Because make no mistake, the left is ready and waiting to undo everything Trump has put in place. And they’ll do it with a smile on their faces as they ship jobs back overseas, reinstate radical policies that put criminals back on the streets, and continue their bizarre social experiments that seem more focused on dismantling traditional American life than on actually solving real problems.
JD VANCE: Our culture wants to turn everybody into androgynous idiots. pic.twitter.com/MiHRFHuAZf
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 20, 2025
So, the choice is pretty simple. Do you want to live in an America where you can own a home, work a solid job, raise a family, and be yourself without fear of being canceled for wrongthink? Or do you want the alternative—the one where you’re trapped in a cycle of low wages, high rent, skyrocketing crime, and cultural insanity? Vance knows what’s at stake, and he’s making sure young people—especially young men—know it, too. Now, it’s just a matter of whether they’re paying attention.