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Tourist found with JD Vance meme on phone.

21-year-old Mads Mikkelsen (not the famous one) tells Norwegian newspaper Nordlys that he was pulled aside by customs officials at Newark Airport. An agent searched his phone and found (1) a photo of a wooden pipe he had made, and (2) that one meme of JD Vance where he has the giant bald baby head.

Mikkelsen says he was detained, strip searched, and ultimately refused entry into the US. The English language Daily Mail write-up can be found here.

The JD Vance meme in question.
The JD Vance meme in question.
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