US EditionMartina Navratilova Unleashes Scathing Attack on JD Vance & Wife Usha After Couple Get Booed at Milan Olympics
The boos at the Milan Cortina opening reflected declining U.S. favorability in Western Europe, with 84% of Danes holding an unfavorable view, according to YouGov polls.
- On Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on the Milan–Cortina 2026 opening ceremony big screen and drew audible boos and jeers from about 65,000 spectators, defying the usual non-political tone.
- Early in his second term, J.D. Vance positioned himself as a leading critic of Europe, sharply criticizing free-speech policies at the Munich Security Conference, February 2025, while the Trump administration diverged from European allies on Ukraine, trade and immigration.
- A YouGov poll released Feb. 6 found favorable views of the U.S. in Western Europe have plunged, with 84% of Danes unfavorable and only 26% seeing the U.S. as an ally.
- The Greenland dispute has escalated as NATO allies warned that potential military action, following Trump's refusal to rule it out, would end the alliance, and tariffs were imposed then lifted under a `framework agreement`.
- Because it involved a sitting vice president at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic Games and coincides with disputes over Ukraine, trade, and Greenland, it could complicate U.S. public diplomacy and alliance cohesion.
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United States President Donald Trump reacted with surprise to the fact that his deputy J.D. Vance was booed during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
JD Vance gets booed at the Olympics, and Donald Trump'm says it was justified 'in all fairness'
Milan is the place to be right now. Alongside Cortina d’Ampezzo, the two Italian cities are hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the mood is supposed to be one of celebration — talent on display, joy shared across borders. That spirit, however, didn’t extend to everyone. Vice President J.D. Vance attended the event with Team USA, and when the live feed cut to him in the stands, a chorus of boos rained down on the VP and Second Lady Usha Vance s…
Here's Why J.D. Vance Was Booed at the Winter Olympics
Olympic opening ceremonies are traditionally unifying, non-political events—a chance for athletes from around the world to introduce their teams before the competition begins. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But when Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on the stadium’s big screen during the kickoff of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games on Friday, the unmistakable sound of boos and jeers broke out among the crowd of 65,000 people. Read More: H…
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