U.S. Vice-President JD Vance was greeted by a wave of boos and heckles as he arrived at an event for National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Vance, who was tasked with handing out Shake Shack burgers to military personnel at Union Station in the country’s capital, brushed off chants like “Free D.C.,” and “You’re an embarrassment to Ohio,” his home state.
Crowds also yelled expletives at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff at the White House, both of whom were accompanying Vance.
One onlooker can be heard shouting, “F–k you, Pete, f–king Nazi.”
“Get out of my city,” another person yelled.
In a post on X on Thursday, Vance wrote “Make DC Safe Again,” having told troops the previous day, “We appreciate everything you’