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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Folks are So Mad at JD Vance Following His Oval Office Meeting With Trump and Zelenskyy, He Messed Around and Found Out
Vice President JD Vance probably thought he could enjoy the ski slopes of Vermont in peace following that treacherous meeting with the president of Ukraine, but protestors had other plans and blew his whole spot up. On Saturday, March 2, hundreds of protesters flooded the Sugarbush Resort in Warren where Vance was vacationing with his wife and two kids, per WCAX. The crowd berated Vance for his behavior in the meeting Friday night with President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the meeting, Vance and Trump got into an explosive back-and-forth with Zelenskyy following a disagreement over signing a mineral rights deal as a way to end Russia's wrath on Ukraine. 'Mr. President [Zelenskyy], with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media,' Vance said in the televised meeting. 'Right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict.' In reaction to his comments and overall lack of decorum, the protesters held up signs reading, 'Nazi scum' and 'Trump Serves Putin.' One sign read, 'Vance is a traitor, Go ski in Russia.' 'Ski Russia because JD Vance has no friends in Vermont, but he's got lots of friends in Russia, so he should go there for vacation,' said local resident Tekla Van Hoven via WCAX. As they shouted anti-Trump and anti-Vance chants, FOX News reports the vice president allegedly made arrangements to relocate from the resort to another undisclosed location. Though, the report says these plans preceded the protests. Residents aired out their concerns to local reporters, discussing their disappointment in the White House's suspected alignment with Russia and the slew of alarming orders coming from the office. 'I'm a federal employee,' said Matt, a current federal employee, via WCAX. 'I watched eleven of our federal public servants get illegally fired. It's all due to the complacency of this jerk.' For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia'
Vice President J.D. Vance's ski trip went downhill fast when hundreds of protestors arrived to meet him at the slopes. Demonstrators were angry after watching Friday's so-called 'peace talks' between Vance, President Donald Trump, and Volodymyr Zelensky—and seeing Vance call the President of Ukraine 'disrespectful' and repeatedly ordering him to thank the U.S. government. Vance, his wife Usha, and their three children drove to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont, Saturday morning only to see powdery snow, a sprawling resort, and a slew of angry protestors. One demonstrator held a sign that said 'Vance is a traitor go ski in Russia.' Vermont government officials had prepared for his arrival prior to the trip. On Thursday, Republican Gov. Phil Scott released a statement telling Vermonters that 'while we may not always agree, we should be respectful.' That didn't stop locals from showing up en masse to condemn the VP's recent behavior. Protestors held pride flags, pro-Ukraine posters, and anti-Vance signs. Sugarbush employee Lucy Welch even took to the resort's website to rebuke Vance. Welch typically writes morning snow reports to inform visitors about the day's conditions. But her Saturday morning message looked a little different when she told readers 'we are living in a really scary and really serious time.' Welch wrote that the resort's natural beauty is threatened by the Trump administration's 'direct attack' on national park employees and negligence regarding climate change. She encouraged anyone frustrated at Sugarbush management to 'direct your anger to the source,' an administration that is 'threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land.' The upset worker added: 'This whole shpiel probably won't change a whole lot, and I can only assume that I will be fired, but at least this will do even just a smidge more than just shutting up and being a sheep. I am really scared for our future.' Protestors were told to leave and Vance was relocated to an undisclosed location. On Friday, Vance joined Trump in an explosive face-off with Zelensky. The vice president has never been to Ukraine but claimed Zelensky brings visitors on a 'propaganda tour.' Vance was called Trump's 'attack dog' by New York Times White House correspondent Michael D. Shear for his role in berating Zelensky and shouting over him. Although some say Vance has taken a backseat while Elon Musk steps up as Trump's seeming second-in-command, the VP made his loyalty to Trump clear during Friday's Oval Office meeting. 'Have you said 'thank you' once this entire meeting?' Vance asked Zelensky. Vance wasn't always a die-hard Trumper. In 2016, he called Trump an 'idiot' and tried to warn voters about his principles. In the years since, he has aligned himself with MAGA, shocking European officials by urging them to end the isolation of far-right parties. He even told Germans that they shouldn't decline to work with one political party that had used Nazi slogans. Shortly after Zelensky's visit to the Oval Office, global leaders, diplomats, and U.S. citizens alike expressed concerns about the volatile interaction. Trump accused Zelensky of 'gambling with World War III' and later posted on Truth Social that the Ukrainian leader 'can come back when he is ready for Peace.'
