“For every 100 likes I will turn J.D. Vance into a progressively apple cheeked baby,” he wrote on X, posting the same portrait but giving Vance a more bloated face.

Moo Deng memes spread at record speed, particularly in the form of fan art. From Facebook, her image now graces just about every social media platform, and interest shows no signs of slowing down.

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On June 11, Mads Mikkelsen said he was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport because CBP found the bald, baby-faced Vance meme on his phone and considered it “extremist propaganda.” ...