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

[demmiblue]

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

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Awwww, that warms the cockles of my heart.

[Tim S]

2. Unfortunately, invoke the 25th Amendment and *that* becomes President

[hlthe2b]

3. How much do you hate seeing HIM holding OUR FLAG and representing US...

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]

9. It was clear to some

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

[paleotn]

14. Unfortunately they're representing a rogue state. Just like Israel.

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]

15. No, it was the opposite...

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]

17. Oh I agree

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

[Spazito]

19. I could see that although...

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

[bdamomma]

22. Even

watching it on TV I booed when I saw him. What the hell, is what I muttered to myself.

[Spazito]

24. Yes, I was so glad to see and hear it...

He very much deserved every bit of it.

[slingsam]

4. Makes me wonder....why the Dumpster didn't go

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

[PatSeg]

6. I understand

that he had a long golf weekend planned. He really needs his rest.

[The Madcap]

12. Putt Putt needs to clean its greens after that.

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

[PatSeg]

28. Thanks for the visuals

[FakeNoose]

13. He wanted to go to the Super Bowl, not the Olympics

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.

[bdamomma]

23. If he goes

to the SB, and gets booed the little toddler may pout and leave!!!! Thinned skinned POS!!!!

[TNNurse]

5. So grateful to those who were there and participated.

A stressed and worried nation thanks you.

[AverageOldGuy]

7. US athletes welcome

VP is another story.

[GopherGal]

35. Yeah, I feel kinda bad for the athletes

Fulfill a life-long dream to march in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but get upstaged by the booing directed at the Vice President...

Maybe Drumpf wouldn't go all the way to Italy because he didn't want the risk of customs inspection of whatever IV bags of pharmaceuticals are (barely) keeping him alive. 'Cause he must have known that his reception at the Superb Owl would be about as warm as Pope Killer's was in Italy.

[calimary]

8. Hey, truth hurts.

And I hope this bastard is hurting A LOT.

You’ve earned EVERY boo that comes your way, Vance.

[demmiblue]

10. vance booed...

"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]

33. Well maybe I wouldn't have boo'd Usha, but definitely HIM over and over

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.

[VTderry]

34. Usha is a complicit enabler and deserves vigorous booing as much as her vile spouse.

She almost disgusts me more than him because she's clearly happy to let other people with brown skin suffer as long as she remains comfortable.

[NBachers]

11. Sadly, I have to approve of those who boo our fascist government.

[William Seger]

16. Hey JD, here's mine: B0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!!!

[bdamomma]

25. Mine too

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! to you.

[Prairie Gates]

18. There were big anti-ICE/ anti-Vance protests in Milan all week

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

[bdamomma]

26. Did anyone hear

that Italian officials' did not want ICE thugs present in Italy for the Olympics??

[Prairie Gates]

29. Meloni and Tajani played it off like it was no big deal

Last edited Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:11 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.

[bdamomma]

30. Thanks

for posting.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Good. He is a supreme asshole.

[TNNurse]

21. Olympics

A stressed and worried nation thanks you.

[FakeNoose]

27. I plan to watch the opener when NBC shows it tonight at 8 p.m.

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]

31. This

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.

[OAITW r.2.0]

32. Bootlicker's Job in this administration.

Provide cover for your you're criminal/pedo/treasonous pResident.