JD Vance says that his 2028 election is not his focus during a visit to the UK
JD Vance says he hasn’t focused on the 2028 election during his recent visit to the UK, despite Trump calling him the successor to MAGA.
Charlbury, UK, August 12 (Reuters) – Vice President JD Vance’s working holiday in the UK met with disappointment from some locals on Tuesday.
Vance was in the UK mixing work with leisure, staying with Foreign Minister David Lamy at the Schvening Estate in Kent. There, a bilateral meeting was held after the fishing location.
On Tuesday, dozens of people, including activists from the Trump Suspension Coalition, gathered in the nearby town of Charlesbury to perform what they called the “welcome party.” They posed with cakes and signs containing ProPalestinian slogans and a message saying “Go home.” A van ran around Charlesbury showing uncontrolled, manipulated images of the bald Vance.
“We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of them will reach Vance and the American press and Ukraine.
“The fact that he is in our backyard gives us a great opportunity to hear our voices.”
Vance will meet with Robert Jenrik on Tuesday evening, according to opposition Conservative sources. Jenrik finished runner-up in a conservative leadership contest last year, and is widely regarded as the next job if it becomes available.
The Telegraph newspaper said Vance will also meet Nigel Farage, the leader of the Right-wing Reform British Party.
Vance has developed a warm friendship with worker Lamie, officials said, and the two share their difficult childhoods and shared Christian faith.
The long destination of the British elite – former British Prime Minister David Cameron lives on dean – the Cotswolds are increasingly popular with wealthy Americans, some of which moved to the region after winning the election last year for President Donald Trump. Television personality Ellen DeGeneres cited the election results as the reason behind the full-time relocation to the area.
Around Charlbury, roars were heard along narrow country lanes, blocking the road to Dean and inaccessible.
While Tuesday’s protests are unlikely to disrupt the vice president’s trip, for some locals, Vance’s politics and chaos were too big to engulf.
“It’s not just the fact that it’s a massive invasion and our lives are disrupted, but who he is,” said Jonathan Mazower, director of communications at Survival International, the NGO that owns one of Dean’s 15 homes.
“I feel that many others can’t allow such people to come to our village and not say anything publicly about it.”
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