JD Vance took to social media to call Hulk Hogan a “great American icon” as news broke of the WWE legend dying Thursday at the age of 71.

Hulk Hogan was a great American icon. One of the first people I ever truly admired as a kid,” Vance said on X.

Vice President JD Vance shared the final promise that he made to Hulk Hogan that he won't be able to keep after the wrestling icon's death on Thursday. Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, died suddenly at his home in Clearwater, Florida, after going into cardiac arrest at the age of 71.