Vice President J.D. Vance found himself at the center of controversy after expressing frustration over a recent encounter with Ukraine war protesters. Attorney A. Scott Bolden reminded Vance that public officials must expect such confrontations as part of their role.
Vance took to the social media platform X to share his concerns, revealing that demonstrators had approached him while he was with his young daughter. “Today, while walking my 3-year-old daughter, a group of ‘Slava Ukraini’ protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared,” Vance wrote.
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“It was a mostly respectful conversation, but if you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a sh-t person.” The protesters later disputed Vance’s version of events, though details of their account were not immediately available.
Bolden weighed in on the situation during an appearance on NewsNation, emphasizing that facing public dissent is part of political life. “But listen, you run for office, you’re in the United States of America, everyone’s got a First Amendment, you take it on, you bring it on, you cannot be heard to complain about the life you’ve chosen,” Bolden said.
“Now, granted, if it was a respectful conversation and these are reasonable protesters, which it sounds like in your report, then he’s got to go with that.” He also pointed to the broader political climate, noting that the Republican Party’s push for radical change is fueling pushback.
“But the bottom line is the Republicans, with this radicalization of changing America, if you will, are gonna get protest and pushback,” he continued. “I think it’s positive. I think it shows that our democracy is strong, it’s bending, but it’s not ready to break yet.”
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However, Republican commentator Denise Gitsham pushed back against any justification for the protest. “And I think everyone should agree that children are just always off limits,” Gitsham argued. “I think we all need to agree that that’s never acceptable, and it shouldn’t be allowed, and we should not condemn it.”
Bolden responded by clarifying that the protesters had not directly targeted the child. “Well, Denise, wait a minute, though,” he said. “They didn’t attack his son or daughter, the three-year-old. He happened to be with his son’s daughter.”
Bolden closed his remarks with a pointed message for Vance: “If you’re gonna be the Vice President, you’re going to have to deal with protesters.”
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