US Vice President JD Vance was booed at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, February 6, at San Siro Stadium.
The Jumbotron showed the vice president and the second lady, Usha, as the crowd reacted to their presence. The pair was met with boos and whistles from the crowd. The crowd's reaction shifted to applause as Team USA was featured on the Jumbotron seconds later.
Vance, 41, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tilman Fertitta, the US ambassador to Italy, represented the US on behalf of President Donald Trump at the international games.
The reaction to Vance came amid growing political tensions in the US, and the international reaction to the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
How Trump reacted?
Trump was surprised to know that Vance was booed at the opening ceremony of Winter Olympics and said that the Veep doesn’t get booed in this country.
Reporter: Did you see that the VP Vance got booed at the Olympics?
Trump: That’s surprising because people like him. He doesn’t get booed in this country.
