J.D. Vance’s 7-Year-Old Son Displayed Peak ‘Bored Kid’ Behavior at the Inauguration

Monday’s presidential inauguration of Donald Trump was supposed to be about Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, but as far as the internet is concerned, a different boy stole the show. Vance’s 7-year-old son Ewan was beyond bored on his dad’s Big Day and quickly acted out.

In a viral video, Ewan — who Vance shares with wife Usha — stands up and reaches out to tap both his parents on the head. He gets (understandably) brushed away and stares blankly into the crowd. At one point, he even leaned over the row divider with the presidential seal and put his head down to rest (see below).

And, honestly, it’s giving Prince Louis vibes. The young royal was so bored at King Charles III’s coronation and Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee that he was caught yawning profusely and messing around with his mom Kate Middleton.

“The Prince [Louis] of the US,” one X user commented with a laughing emoji.

Of course, Prince Louis was several years younger than Ewan during these celebrations (5 years old and 4 years old, respectively), but even across the pond and over time, kids are still bored at diplomatic events. No matter how historic and familial, they will zone out, they will “act up,” and they will be counting down the minutes until they can be free. (Heck, there were probably adults in the crowd feeling the same way!)

Vance’s soon-to-be 5-year-old son Vivek and his 3-year-old daughter Mirabel were also notably kid-like during the inaugural parade. Vivek was spotted holding a teddy bear, and Mirabel pulled such an iconic toddler move. The little girl had multiple Bluey bandages on the tips of her fingers.

“You know there are NO cuts under there and they just needed to put them on because she insisted,” one X user joked.

Another user made a hilarious (and perhaps totally correct) guess as to what the future holds for the VP’s youngest.

“I imagine a Navy attaché guy at the VP Residence opening an intricately carved wooden box filled w a vast selection of character Band-Aids, from Paw Patrol to Barbie Nutcracker, lined up like teas, to offer them to young Maribel. ‘Thank you, sir, I’ll take Moana and Peppa today,'” they wrote.

Yet another called Maribel the most powerful person in the room: “Toddlers are ruthless negotiators.”

So maybe instead of looking to the incoming leaders of the free world for guidance, we should instead be looking to the Vice President’s kids. They already have our attention, their behavior is incredibly relatable, and they know how to get sh*t done.

These don’t want biological kids — and are doing just fine.