On Fox News’ The Five, the show’s liberal co-host, Jessica Tarlov, made a clear nod to the story while discussing Vice President Kamala Harris’ jumpstart campaign, which has set records relating to donations and campaign volunteer sign-ups.

“Well, Kennedy,” she told her mononymous colleague, “it seems like Republicans are getting a big J.D. Vance—should I say, couch-sized—wake-up call.”

“Did he or didn’t he?” Tarlov wondered moments later, adding that she would think that Vance would prefer “more policing of content” on X due to the flood of memes.

Kennedy chimed in. “Let’s couch that part of the discussion and get on to—,” she joked, before the conversation moved on.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an apology to a popular soft drink Thursday after a disagreement with U.S. Sen. JD Vance earlier in the week.

During a Team Kentucky update, Beshear said he can admit when he goes over the line, but that he wanted to set the record straight. He then pulled out a diet Mountain Dew and set it on the podium.

"I do owe an apology to diet Mountain Dew," Beshear said. "To diet Mountain Dew, very sorry, didn't mean to say negative things about you."

Beshear appeared on CNN Monday night and was asked by Kaitlan Collins about Vance's comments. - "What was weird was him joking about racism today and then talking about diet Mountain Dew," he said. "Who drinks diet Mountain Dew?" ... "And then he claims to be from eastern Kentucky, writes a book about it to profit off our people. And then he calls us lazy."

In addition to the slew of firsts seen in this election, a video of couches "backing" Kamala has gone viral.

The clip shows couches with cats on them in a "march", holding posters that read: "Couches for Kamala", "Please Save Us" and "JD groped me". The video is in reference to unsubstantiated claims circulating online that allege the Republican Party's Vice President nominee, J.D. Vance, had sex with a couch.

The rumor stemmed from a troll post that used Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, as its basis. Newsweek has contacted Vance's campaign team via email for further comment.

On the day Donald Trump announced Vance as his running mate, X user @rickrudescalves posted that they "can't say for sure but [Vance] might be the first vp pick to have admitted in a ny times bestseller to fucking an inside-out latex glove shoved between two couch cushions (Vance, hillbilly elegy, pp. 179-181)."

Vice President Kamala Harris [will appear] at the top of the Paramount+ series season ender to urge viewers to vote in the November election.

“Each day we are seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including the right of everyone to be who they are, love who they love, openly and with pride,” the VP and presumptive Democratic nominee says. “So, as we fight back against these attacks, let’s all remember, no one is alone.

“We are all in this together, and your vote is your power,” the former California senator and attorney general and longtime LGBTQ+ ally adds with Michelle Visage, acclaimed choreographer Jamal Sims, Lance Bass, Leslie Jones and Cheyenne Jackson by her side.

The pitch was filmed last month before the vice president moved into the Dems’ pole position with President Joe Biden deciding on July 21 to drop out of the 2024 race and throw his support behind Harris.