Vice President JD Vance recently got an icy reception at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after attendees spotted him sitting down in a VIP box with Second Lady Usha Vance.
Guardian reporter Andrew Roth tweeted a video of the second couple entering the concert hall with their Secret Service detail on Thursday night, observing that there were mostly "boos for JD Vance as he enters tonight's concert at the Kennedy Center." Attendees could be heard booing loudly after noticing Vance, with the boos increasing in intensity as more concert-goers noticed him.
The Vances were at the Kennedy Center to watch the National Symphony Orchestra perform pieces by Igor Stravinsky and Dmitri Shostakovich. Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos was Thursday's featured artist, performing Shostakovich's "Violin Concerto no. 2."
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Under President Donald Trump's administration, the Kennedy Center's leadership has undergone a complete overhaul. NPR reported last month that Trump fired the 18 Democratic-appointed members of the organization's board of trustees, and made himself the board's new chairman.
New board members include Usha Vance, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, longtime Trump advisor Dan Scavino and Allison Lutnick (the wife of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick), among others. Trump celebrated his takeover of the Kennedy Center on his Truth Social account.
"President Donald J. Trump was just unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.," he wrote. "It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make The Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!"
Watch the video of Vance getting booed below, or by clicking this link.
Boos for JD Vance as he enters tonight’s concert at the Kennedy Center pic.twitter.com/IWTsJUWjCR
— Andrew Roth (@Andrew__Roth) March 13, 2025
