Vance Waves at Hecklers when he and his wife are booed in the Kennedy Center

Washington (tnnd) – Vice President JD Vance was not warmly welcomed when he and his wife recently visited an event in John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The moment was captured in front of the camera, with some people drilling and mocking it.

Footaged from Global Affairs correspondent Andrew Roth, Andrew Roth, shows Vance together with the second Lady Usha Vance, who will take her places in a balcony area of ​​the center on Thursday.

They were there to take part in the performance of Shostakovich's violin concert in order to participate in the performance of Shostakovich's violin concert No. 2 and Stravinsky's “Petrushka”.

When the couple feels comfortable, people can scream and booze. At least one person swears.

You have ruined this place! “According to the Guardian, someone shouted Vance.

Vance reacted with a sip from a water bottle. Then he waves to the Heckern before smiling at Usha.

The Jeers were probably due to the recent changes to the Kennedy Center's board of trustees.

President Donald Trump was appointed CEO shortly after taking office at the beginning of this year. Since then, a variety of events that are to take place at the venue have been scrapped.

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” in particular took the plans for the performance in the center next year and quoted Trump's Skill of the Art Institution.

Our show simply cannot participate with a clear conscience and be part of this new culture that is imposed on the Kennedy Center, ”said producer Jeffrey Seller in a statement.

The Show played the Kennedy Center in 2018 during the first government of Trump and in 2022 when Joe Biden was president. It was planned again on March 3 to April 26, 2026.

These plans are now over. Tickets still had to go on sale.

We are not acting against his administration, but against the partisan policy of the Kennedy Center because of his latest takeover, ”said Seller. “These actions bring a new spirit of partiality to the national treasure that is Kennedy Center.”

Issa Rae, an actor, producer and writer who became famous in the popular HBO series “Incure”, has also canceled an upcoming performance at the event location.

“Unfortunately, I decided to terminate my appearance at this event location,” Rae wrote in an explanation that she published in her Instagram story in February.

Singer-musician rhiannon Giddens, author Louise Penny and the rock band Low Cut Connie also canceled planned events for the Kennedy Center. Singer songwriter Victoria Clark continued her show on February 15, but was wearing a T-shirt with the inscription “Anti Trump AF”.

Transgender -Rights and Drag artists marched out in protest and asked queer shows in the theater for cancellations.

Trump, who replaced the former chairman David M. Rubenstein, argued that shows that were previously held in the Kennedy Center were “awakened”.

“We took over the Kennedy Center,” he said in February. “We didn't like what they showed and different other things.”

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Note from the publisher: The Associated Press contributed to this report.