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JD Vance Gets Pummeled By Social Media Slapshots At U.S. Hockey Olympic Game

Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched the U.S. women play Czechia — and got a big puck-you from some viewers.

WestNet News wire Source: HuffPost
JD Vance Gets Pummeled By Social Media Slapshots At U.S. Hockey Olympic Game

JD Vance cheered on the U.S. women Thursday in their first hockey match of the Winter Olympics ― but many TV viewers jeered back at the vice president.

The NBC/Peacock camera panned on occasion to Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watching the Americans play Czechia in Milan.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to Vice President JD Vance during the game.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to Vice President JD Vance during the game.
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That was enough airtime for many.

Someone on X wanted to “GAG!!” Another instinctively booed at the TV. One viewer threatened to turn off the tube if the broadcast kept showing the veep.

Check out the chilly reception right here:

GAG!! JD Vance is there watching the women’s hockey game. Gross!!!!!!!

— AstridTX (@Astrid069266551) February 5, 2026

just got jump scared by jd vance while watching womens hockey i hate it here

— megan (@crosdaddy) February 5, 2026

The showed JD Vance at the women’s hockey game and I instinctively started booing at my TV

— Jon (@JonTon_Soup33) February 5, 2026

just trying to watch a womens olympic hockey game and it cuts to jd vance in the crowd. morning ruined !

— jess (@paradeofdreams) February 5, 2026

lowkey gonna turn off the us women’s hockey game if they keep showing jd vance

— mal (@coolbettyfilms) February 5, 2026

Ew networks can we not talk about Vance being at today’s women’s hockey match? GTFO of that arena. We don’t want you there!

— Mel-✨It Was The End Of An Era⸆⸉ (@SecretGardenMel) February 5, 2026

Jd vance at the womens hockey game if i say what i want to i’ll get banned

— Crispy (@crispymn518) February 5, 2026

@NBCSports maybe stop showing JD Vance over and over? That fascist piece of shit has no right to be at a women’s hockey game

— amanda 🌈🥬🐕 Cale Makar 2x Norris Trophy Winner (@itscalemakar) February 5, 2026