There were protest signs and snacks, including a caterpillar cake with JD Vance’s face on it. The locals in scenic Cotswold were angry at the VP vacationing in their piece of paradise, and took to the streets (well, a park) to protest JD Vance and the Trump administration’s policies.
One placard said: “Make Charlbury great again – go home.” Another said: “Not too posh to protest.” A third: “Rolling hills. Not rolling back climate change.”
One carried the message: “JD Vance – the guy who bullied a war hero from the comfort of his couch.”
“The way he treated Zelensky was disgusting,” said the woman. “The Ukrainian people are heroes. British people admire the way they are standing up to [Vladimir] Putin. I wanted to come here to show that.”
Chris Tatton, a long-term resident of Charlbury and a former councillor, said one of the worst things he had seen was Vance’s ambush of the Ukrainian president. “That was disgraceful,” he said.
“He’s simply not welcome here,” said Sue Moon, a therapist from nearby Chipping Norton, who was carrying a placard reading: “Cotswold childless cat ladies say go home” – a reference to Vance’s insulting remark about Democrats.
Whether Vance will see the protest doesn’t matter since the press is having fun with it.