J.D. Vance home state newspaper compares him to Putin

Republican Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has been mocked as a "Bad Santa" and compared to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an editorial cartoon published by a news outlet in his home state.

Vance, who has opposed sending more aid to Ukraine as its war with invading Russian forces continues, reportedly walked out early from a Washington, D.C., meeting in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attempted to convince GOP senators to back more aid on Tuesday morning.

Political cartoonist Jeff Darcy made light of the incident in a cartoon published by Cleveland.com on Wednesday. The image shows Vance dressed as Santa Claus with a "Trump/Vance 2024" button as Zelensky, depicted as an elf, is shown sitting on his knee while carrying a wish list of "Putin-free Ukraine, U.S. aid" and "peace on earth."