The latest political argument consuming social media ostensibly began with a college student’s gripe that a burrito shouldn’t cost $20.

Then entered Marc Thiessen, the former George W. Bush speechwriter and ally of President Donald Trump, who said: “Cry me a river.” Vice President JD Vance then took a swing at Thiessen, but instead of championing Trump’s economic policy, he opted for a fat joke at Thiessen’s expense.

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Capitalism made your burrito. Government made it $20. Socialism will make it $40