Vice President J.D. Vance was mercilessly booed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy on Friday night.
As the vice president and Second Lady Usha Vance waved American flags to greet the American team during the parade of athletes, the commentators noted the frosty reception at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
“There’s the vice president and his wife, Usha — ooh, those are not — oh, those are a lot of boos for him,” one commentator said on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s coverage.
“Whistling, jeering, some applause. Not a long shot of him,” she said as the camera cut to the athletes.
Vance told Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, “In the spirit of the Olympics friendship, competition — competition based on rules — and just coming together around shared values, we’re very, very thrilled to be here, and we’ll have a great conversation about number of topics.”
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She performed in front of 60,000 people at the San Siro Stadium
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The singer, took to the stage in front of 60,000 people at the San Siro Stadium for the milestone moment.