US Vice President JD Vance endured a chorus of “boos” as US athletes began their march at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, after Israeli athletes faced the same unwarm welcome.

  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Going to watch the opening ceremony when I get home. I’m glad that it sounds like the boos were directed at JD Vance instead of the athletes. Fuck that guy. I don’t know what he expected to happen. That would suck to be training to be a top-tier athlete and your country does something shitty and you get boo’d for it.

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      8 days ago

      I’m watching it on delay right now, and they just came in. The athletes got a great cheer, but that quickly switched to boos when they showed him. It was perfectly done.

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        7 days ago

        I watched some but not the entire thing. Did other countries leaders get shown while their athletes walked out our just Vance during the USA? None of what I watched showed other leaders. Maybe they weren’t there? I don’t know