Americans were greeted with overwhelming cheers as well as some groans by spectators at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan Cortina, Italy.
NBC’s announcer and former tennis player Mary Carillo emphasized a smattering of jeers when Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance appeared on screen, even claiming some hisses could be heard from the crowd. However, video suggests there were far more cheers and any booing quickly subsided.
Mary Carillo was co-hosting in place of Savannah Guthrie, who has taken leave due to her mother being taken hostage.
Far-left propaganda outlets online immediately weaponized her claim of “a lot of boos”:
The American athletes were generally well-received, as was American recording artist Mariah Carey, who sang in both English and Italian.
Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is leading the American delegation to this year’s Winter Olympics.
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to emphasize that video shows that cheers strongly overwhelmed the boos despite media reports to the contrary.
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