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demmiblue

(39,464 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:33 PM 5 hrs ago

So, did Vance end up getting booed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony? Why yes, yes he did!

JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T21:25:07.282Z

Two countries booed at Olympics opening ceremony despite stern warning

Vice President JD Vance endured a chorus of ‘boos’ as US athletes began their march at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, after Israeli athletes faced the same negative welcome.

The Independent’s Flo Clifford reported from inside San Siro, ”A largely positive reception for the US contingent - there are thousands of American fans in the stadium - but very definite boos and jeers for vice president JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, who the camera pans to waving American flags for a few brief seconds.”

Viewers at home noted hearing the boos on social media as well. It comes after IOC president Kirsty Coventry urged spectators to be “respectful” toward US athletes after worldwide backlash over immigration raids and the killing of two Americans by border officers in Minnesota.

Vance faced a tense visit to the city after Milan’s mayor, Beppe Sala, was among those to condemn ICE, describing it as “a militia that kills.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/sport/jd-vance-booed-olympics-opening-ceremony-israel-athletes-b2915709.html
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So, did Vance end up getting booed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony? Why yes, yes he did! (Original Post) demmiblue 5 hrs ago OP
Awwww, that warms the cockles of my heart. greatauntoftriplets 5 hrs ago #1
Unfortunately, invoke the 25th Amendment and *that* becomes President Tim S 5 hrs ago #2
How much do you hate seeing HIM holding OUR FLAG and representing US... hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #3
It was clear to some ITAL 4 hrs ago #9
Unfortunately they're representing a rogue state. Just like Israel. paleotn 4 hrs ago #14
No, it was the opposite... Spazito 4 hrs ago #15
Oh I agree ITAL 4 hrs ago #17
I could see that although... Spazito 3 hrs ago #19
Even bdamomma 3 hrs ago #22
Yes, I was so glad to see and hear it... Spazito 3 hrs ago #24
Makes me wonder....why the Dumpster didn't go slingsam 5 hrs ago #4
I understand PatSeg 4 hrs ago #6
Putt Putt needs to clean its greens after that. The Madcap 4 hrs ago #12
Thanks for the visuals PatSeg 3 hrs ago #28
He wanted to go to the Super Bowl, not the Olympics FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #13
If he goes bdamomma 3 hrs ago #23
So grateful to those who were there and participated. TNNurse 4 hrs ago #5
US athletes welcome AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #7
Hey, truth hurts. calimary 4 hrs ago #8
vance booed... demmiblue 4 hrs ago #10
Well maybe I wouldn't have boo'd Usha, but definitely HIM over and over FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #33
Sadly, I have to approve of those who boo our fascist government. NBachers 4 hrs ago #11
Hey JD, here's mine: B0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!!! William Seger 4 hrs ago #16
Mine too bdamomma 3 hrs ago #25
There were big anti-ICE/ anti-Vance protests in Milan all week Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #18
Did anyone hear bdamomma 3 hrs ago #26
Meloni and Tajani played it off like it was no big deal Prairie Gates 2 hrs ago #29
Thanks bdamomma 2 hrs ago #30
Good. He is a supreme asshole. Evolve Dammit 3 hrs ago #20
Olympics TNNurse 3 hrs ago #21
I plan to watch the opener when NBC shows it tonight at 8 p.m. FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #27
This bdamomma 2 hrs ago #31
Bootlicker's Job in this administration. OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #32

hlthe2b

(113,190 posts)
3. How much do you hate seeing HIM holding OUR FLAG and representing US...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:40 PM
5 hrs ago

Let me count the ways... (Obviously, I would not want to see the orange blob even more if that is possible)

At least it was pretty clear on tv and to the announcers (and hopefully all those marching) that the boos were directed at Vance and not US athletes.

ITAL

(1,279 posts)
9. It was clear to some
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:48 PM
4 hrs ago

Another board I read (mostly with folks from overseas on it) were mostly saying the US athletes got booed and not Vance.

paleotn

(21,823 posts)
14. Unfortunately they're representing a rogue state. Just like Israel.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:04 PM
4 hrs ago

I've followed the Olympics, summer and winter, since Munich and I've never seen the US delegation booed anywhere. That's how far down the shit pipe we've gone.

Spazito

(55,312 posts)
15. No, it was the opposite...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:06 PM
4 hrs ago

the booing was audible only after they showed Vance and his wife on screen, up until then cheers could be heard as the US athletes entered.

ITAL

(1,279 posts)
17. Oh I agree
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:14 PM
4 hrs ago

But depending on their coverage they might not have even shown Vance onscreen, so the assumption would be the athletes were getting booed.

Spazito

(55,312 posts)
19. I could see that although...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:17 PM
3 hrs ago

they should have heard the cheers first because the boos started well after the US team was being showcased.

slingsam

(415 posts)
4. Makes me wonder....why the Dumpster didn't go
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:06 PM
5 hrs ago

I wonder if he knew the world would boo him……so he sent his useful stooge?

He can’t Sic ICE on boo birds who hate him anywhere else

The Madcap

(1,820 posts)
12. Putt Putt needs to clean its greens after that.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:52 PM
4 hrs ago

All that slobber and anal drainage from the Orange Messiah might need some really harsh cleaners.

FakeNoose

(40,703 posts)
13. He wanted to go to the Super Bowl, not the Olympics
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:00 PM
4 hrs ago

But I think he finally read the tea leaves and realized he wasn't welcome at the SB. Maybe it was the Secret Service guys who couldn't guarantee his safety? I don't know. Chump went to last year's SB and the entire stadium boo'd him.

demmiblue

(39,464 posts)
10. vance booed...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:50 PM
4 hrs ago


"As U.S. Olympians walked into the stadium (....), choruses of cheers rang out across the crowd of spectators, until U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium's Jumbotron."

"As U.S. Olympians walked into the stadium (....), choruses of cheers rang out across the crowd of spectators, until U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, were shown on the stadium's Jumbotron."
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Benjamin Alvarez (@benjalvarez1.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T22:42:25.970Z

FakeNoose

(40,703 posts)
33. Well maybe I wouldn't have boo'd Usha, but definitely HIM over and over
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:12 PM
2 hrs ago

It breaks my heart that the American athletes thought they were being boo'd. It wasn't them at all.
All the cheers were for them. All the boo's were for Vance.

Prairie Gates

(7,543 posts)
18. There were big anti-ICE/ anti-Vance protests in Milan all week
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:16 PM
4 hrs ago

Including a big student march today that got near where Vance and Rubio were meeting with Meloni.

Prairie Gates

(7,543 posts)
29. Meloni and Tajani played it off like it was no big deal
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 07:21 PM
2 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)

The mayor of Milan (on the left) was vocally opposed. Meloni was actually more of an asskisser with Vance than usual today:

i Ci siamo incontrati col vicepresidente l'ultima volta a Roma in occasione dell'inaugurazione del papato di papa Leone e oggi ci incontriamo di nuovo per la cerimonia inaugurale delle Olimpiadi. Sono due eventi che raccontano un sistema di valori che tengono insieme Europa e Stati Uniti, che tengono insieme l'Occidente, che è alla base ovviamente della nostra cooperazione, della nostra amicizia e del futuro che vogliamo costruire insieme"


We met with the Vice President last time in Rome on the occasion of the installation to the papacy of Pope Leo, and today we meet again for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. They are two events that speak to a system of values that Europe and the United States hold in common (we hold together), that the West holds in common, that is the clear basis of our cooperation, of our friendship, and of the future that we want to build together."

There's a lot of code in this statement: to associate the papacy with Europe is odd, but it's part of Meloni's brand of Euro-supremacist Catholicism. But to associate the Olympics with "the West" (l'Occidente) is more open white supremacy than Meloni usually goes in for in public. That she's comfortable doing this white supremacist dance in front of Vance tells you everything you need to know about that clown.

FakeNoose

(40,703 posts)
27. I plan to watch the opener when NBC shows it tonight at 8 p.m.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 07:06 PM
3 hrs ago

But until then, here's what I THINK happened:

The USA athletes came out as the third-to-last group on the main stage. Most of the people in the audience applauded USA. But then they showed Vance and his wife (waving their flags) up on the big TV screen, and people saw them and boo'd for JD Vance.

Maybe it was misunderstood - maybe people thought the audience was booing for the athletes, but I don't think that's what happened. I don't want the athletes to think that, anyway. The American teams get a lot of respect at the Olympics, and most of the athletes don't give a shit about politics anyway.

I want to watch the opening show for myself and see what really happened. I have always loved the Olympics and it breaks my heart that the MAGA politics have put this whole black cloud over everything.

bdamomma

(69,346 posts)
31. This
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 07:28 PM
2 hrs ago

comment you made, I feel the same way

I have always loved the Olympics and it breaks my heart that the MAGA politics have put this whole black cloud over everything.

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