JD Vance Heckled at Disneyland While With His Family
Vance was carrying his child as he walked through the theme park in California with his family over the weekend.
While he was largely met with cheers and whooping, Jane Fleming Kleeb, a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), heckled him.
"Mr. Vice President we support immigrants, we support America," she said several times.
"I thought California was violent," she later quipped.
Kleeb posted the clip on X with the caption: "VP Vance is at Disneyland. I'm also here with my family. When I had a brief moment, I made it clear--we support immigrants, we support America. I asked the obvious question, 'I thought you hate California?' Since we've all seen and heard the hatred coming from Vance and Trump for California and Disney..."
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