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.

I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them…

— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 8, 2025

...I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed.)  

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.