Vice President JD Vance has had several run-ins with protesters in the recent days since he led the White House showdown with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his meeting with President Donald Trump. As the Vice President traveled to Michigan Friday with Second Lady Usha Vance to highlight the manufacturing industry, he was welcomed by protesters holding signs that read ‘Fascists are not welcome in Michigan’, ‘Fascists are not welcome in Bay City’ etc.
‘Wrap Vance in plastic ship to Russia,’ one sign read while Vance was going to Vantage Plastics to speak about the manufacturing push of the Trump administration.
As Vance took the stage at the factory, he spoke about the protesters and wondered how they had free time on a Friday afternoon. ‘I can’t be the only person wondering it’s a little after noon on a Friday … Don’t you all have jobs?’ he asked making Usha Vance smile and the crowd applaud.
The Vice President made it a case in point to hammer home the need to strengthen the manufacturing industry to create more jobs. “We want to get those people off of the streets and back to work, it would be good for them, and good for us too,” Vance said.
Vance faced intense booing at the Kennedy Center during a National Symphony Orchestra performance where one protester shouted “kill that Vice”.
A few days ago, Vance was accosted by a group of pro-Ukraine protesters who accused him of “selling out” Ukraine. Vance said he decided to speak to them and it was a respectful conversation but he griped that the protesters chased him when he was on a walk with his three-year-old daughter who got anxious by the protests. The protesters challenged Vance’s narrative and said he was not chased and was flanked by three Secret Service agents.
JD Vance facing the heat after humiliating Zelenskyy
On February 28, the meeting between Zelenskyy and Donald Trump turned into mayhem as they shouted at each other and all of it started with JD Vace who accused Zelenskyy of not being grateful to the President for what he is doing to resolve the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
