Whistles went up from the stands as JD Vance and his wife Usha appeared on the giant screen at the San Siro stadium in Milan.
US Vice President JD Vance was booed during an appearance on the stadium’s giant screen during the Olympic opening ceremony Friday in Milan. Whistles went up from the stands as JD Vance and his wife Usha appeared on the giant screen at the San Siro stadium, flying American flags, during the parade of American athletes. The whistles were largely drowned out by the loud music blaring from the stadium speakers. A sequence quickly relayed by Internet users on social networks.
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The American athletes were warmly welcomed by the spectators present in the stands of the stadium, which can hold up to 75,000 people.
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Before attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, JD Vance met the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni. The two leaders greeted their “common values”.
Presence of the ICE at the Olympics
The presence of ICE agents, the American anti-immigration police, as part of the security of the American delegation to the Olympics, aroused anger in Italy ahead of the opening ceremony. In the afternoon, hundreds of students from high schools and universities in Milan gathered in front of the Politecnico university establishment in Milan to protest against their visit.
The Italian government has clarified that ICE agents will have no operational role on its territory. These agents come from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Unit, which is a different division from the one accused of violence in the United States.
ICE operations in several US cities have sparked widespread protests, and the recent killing of two protesters has sparked outrage.
