US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha were booed while attending a concert at the renowned Kennedy Center in the US capital Washington on Thursday evening.
A video by a journalist from The Guardian newspaper showed the vice president and Mrs Vance taking their seats in the gallery. The audience in the hall then began to boo loudly.
The couple were attending a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra. The Washington Post reported that the concert began about half an hour late due to the high security precautions.
The video of the incident shows Vance laughing at the boos. He waves and takes a sip from a wine glass. According to reports, Vance and his wife Usha watched the entire performance.
US President Donald Trump dismissed several members of the board of trustees, took over the chair himself and made former US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell president. Trump spoke of a “golden age of art and culture” going forward.
Grenell responded to the Vance incident on X, writing that “the intolerant Left are radicals who can’t even sit in the same room with people that don’t vote like they do.”
The Kennedy Center building on the Potomac River has traditionally showcased all genres of theatre, dance and music. It was named after former President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
Since Trump sacked the former leadership, a number of acts have cancelled their appearances at the Kennedy Center, including the cast of the award-winning musical “Hamilton.”
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