Overview
- Vice President JD Vance compared the U.S. economy to the doomed ship in a Jan. 23 speech, saying the "Titanic" cannot be turned overnight and that repairs take time.
- He said an affordability crisis exists in the United States and attributed it to President Joe Biden's policies.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker mocked the analogy on X, writing that you do not turn the Titanic at all.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a meme that set Vance's remarks to the film's score and depicted Vance and President Donald Trump in the movie's signature bow scene.
- The exchange underscores election-year messaging over high consumer prices, with Democrats elevating the issue and recent polling showing softer public approval of Trump's economic performance.