JD Vance Kicked out of British pub: Staff threatened mutiny if Vance Allowed in
US MAGA VP JD Vance was refused entry into a British pub after staffers threatened to not show up for work if the restaurant booked his reservation.
Many residents of the Oxfordshire hamlet are clearly upset by Vance for choosing their south-central England region to spend holiday time. The local Oxford Clarion posted photos of signs on lawns protesting the American vice president's visit.
“Fascists not welcome here,” read one of those signs. Another said "Vance go home.”
Donald Dumb keeps claiming that "America is now respected" because of his bullying, racist and xenophobic policies vis-a-vis other countries. His language and discourse, replete with errors, ignorance and insults smacks of hatred, denigration and condescencion to all countries, which is particularly troubling for so-called allied countries.
The Oxford Mail reported in late July that former Vice President Kamala Harris had just visited the same pub, "The Bull", and another establishment in the area without incident. What is really upsetting the locals is that not only has Vance insulted the Europeans on many occasions, but his visit causes severe disturbances and complications for daily life, including closing roads and the absurd presence of security personnel all over the place.
Vance had a similar problem last September on American soil when he and his entourage were met with resistance at a Pennsylvania restaurant just weeks before the November 2024 election.
Contrary to repeated assertions by Trump, the world is upset and tired of the chaos the dumb US president has unleashed under the "America First" slogan which is incompatible with his expectations of the world showing "respect" and "gratitude" for the US. Fascism, xenophobia and an imperial attitude do not lead to respect for the US; to the contrary, they stir up negative reactions to everything American: Boycotts, bans, and general antipathy.
When George W Bush decided with his British poodle Tony Blair to invade Iraq - which turned out to be based on lies and farbrications about weapons of mass destruction - much of the world opposed the move and there was much tensions between the US and the rest of the world. It seems that whenever Democrats repair the damage done to the standing of the US in the world and to the US economy, republicans use outdated primitive arguments and policies to drive a wedge and deepen the chasm between allies.
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And then some....
The vice president of the United States has been labelled "a bit of a mouth" after holidaying with his family in an English country manor this week, according to BBC News.
JD Vance used the break in the peaceful Cotswolds to relax with his family, go fishing with the foreign Secretary and make the trip to RAF Fairford where US Air Force personnel are based.
The security that comes with having such a high-profile guest in the manor, plus Mr Vance's outspoken nature, has not gone down well with some residents. "He's a bit of a mouth - to put it politely as possible," said Josh Packford, as reported by BBC News.
"I think he thought he was going to be a bit more important than he really is," Mr Packford added.
The visit has meant a lot of changes to village life with road closures, ID checks and 20-vehicle motorcades. Resident Mary White said, "I don't think the locals are too happy about the roads being closed."
Another resident adds, "Why should we show respect to foreign officials who don't reciprocate. Why should we? He's the bloke who insulted an ally leader fighting for his country [Selenskiy]. Vance should just pack his hillbilly rags and get the hell out of our country." In February, Vance was seen leading a vile attack on Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky, in an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office.
"A lot of people here loathe Trump and everything he represents," said resident Homer Crawford...I think a lot of people see the vice president coming here as an insult. He should vacation back in his backwoods America, not here.
A local commented: "He's probably doing a bit of fishing and a bit of golfing while he's here and I'm sure it's a total waste of taxpayers money..."
Mr Vance also took the opportunity to meet members of the US military at RAF Fairford - where the United States Air Force's 501st Combat Support Wing and the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron are currently stationed. He is expected to continue his holiday with a trip to Scotland where he won't be welcome either.
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And then some more respect for Americans abroad from their closest allies, the Brits.
Vance Mocked With Chubby-Face Memes as Protesters Tell Him to ‘Go Home’ From Vacation
Leigh Kimmins
Wed, August 13, 2025
Toby Melville / REUTERS
Protesters raged against JD Vance’s English countryside vacation by mocking the vice president with chubby-faced memes, demanding he “go home.”
Residents joined forces with people who had driven for hours to take part in the ‘Dance Against Vance’ protest, organized by the Stop Trump Coalition.
Vance thundered into the Cotswolds, a sprawling area of natural beauty in south-west England, during the weekend in a 20-strong convoy. Roads around the tiny Hamlet of Dean, Oxfordshire, where he is staying in an 18th-century manor house with his family, have been closed. Secret Service agents have liaised with British police to check people’s identification and generally hobble day-to-day life.
That, and Vance’s apparent political rap sheet, has rankled the locals. So much so that around 100 gathered in a field to make their feelings known.
Protestors ate cake with Vance's least favorite meme on it. / Toby Melville / REUTERS
“He’s simply not welcome here,” said Sue Moon, a therapist from nearby Chipping Norton. “We don’t want anything to do with people like him.”
Many of the attendees were appalled by the Oval Office showdown between Vance and Trump in one corner and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the other, which took place back in February. Natasha Phillips, who had travelled 70 miles to be there, brought a placard saying, “JD Vance–the guy who bullied a war hero from the comfort of his couch.”
“The way he treated Volodymyr Zelenskyy was disgusting,” she said. “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 former councillor from Charlbury, where the event took place, agreed that it was “disgraceful.”
Steve Akers, a retired union organizer, said that the situation in Gaza inspired his attendance. “That wouldn’t happen without this U.S. government,” he said, invoking images of starving children.
The event was punctuated by images of the meme of Vance as a bloated baby, the same image that got a Norwegian tourist kicked out of the U.S. in June.
"Yeah. Sure. Come on holiday after everything he said about the UK. It's important we have come out, just to sort of say: go way"
Protestor, "Vance and Trump were disgraceful when they were bullying Zelensky"… pic.twitter.com/xXG0mQS9pf
— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) August 12, 2025
Another protest group, Everyone Hates Elon, also raised over $6,000 to pay for a van featuring an image of the meme to drive around the Cotswolds during his visit. The same joke picture appeared on a billboard in nearby Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Organizers of Tuesday’s protest also brought along a cake with the meme affixed to it, while many people’s placards and t-shirts also bore the mocking image.
Folk-rock singer-songwriter Dolly Mavies said she and her band “packed up our stuff and left” when they discovered that Vance and his entourage would attend a gig they were due to play. However, a Vance source told the BBC that this was not the case.
A van, displaying a meme of Vance, organised by the campaign group 'Everyone Hates Elon', travels through the town of Charlbury. / Toby Melville / REUTERS
“So not being fans of his, we decided that wasn’t for us and we packed up our stuff and left,” the singer, real-name Molly Davies, said. “Because morals are more important than money.”
Protests and disruptions have also shattered Vance’s previous vacation trips. In July, protesters rallied against his family trip to Disneyland in California. There were similar scenes in Vermont for a skiing vacation.
Like in the Cotswolds, Vance was told to leave, with skiers urging him to try Russia, after his Oval Office attack on Zelensky in February.
Vance, whose trip is officially dubbed a family vacation, has been busy meeting high-level politicians. Early this week, he shared a bromantic fishing trip with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Vance also conducted a private meeting with Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick and shadow home secretary Chris Philp. He is set to meet with controversial right-wing politician and leader of the Reform Party, Nigel Farage, on Wednesday for breakfast, according to The Times.
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