Donald Trump has shared his thoughts on JD Vance receiving a frosty reception at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics.The vice president, 41, didn’t get the warmest of welcomes from fans who packed out the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on Friday (6 February).Although athletes from the were greeted with cheers as they walked out, was booed when cameras cut to show him and his wife, Usha, proudly waving their country’s flag.There were boos, jeers and a bit of applause from the crowd – but Americans watching from home didn’t get to see this, as it was reportedly cut from NBC’s broadcast.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Kirsty Coventry, had urged spectators at the opening ceremony to ‘be respectful’ earlier this week.But this warning apparently fell on deaf ears, given the reaction that Vance and Israel’s athletes received.Mark Adams, a spokesperson for the IOC, has since said of the jeers towards Vance: “In terms of the athletes and the teams, whatever background, whatever country they’re from, I don’t think we like to see booing, we want to see sportsperson-like behaviour from everyone. It’s important that we support our athletes.”The US president has also chimed in on the debate surrounding the crowd’s reaction to Vance, saying he was ‘surprised’ that the politician was met with jeers.Which isn’t exactly true…as Vance has been booed on American soil plenty of times before.He was booed while making a speech at the International Association of Fire Fighters in August 2024, as well as in March last year when he rocked up to a gig at the Kennedy Center around 25 minutes late.