Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome when he entered a donut shop in Georgia.
Vance visited Holt’s Sweet Shop in Valdosta, Georgia, on Thursday while in town for a campaign rally. In a video that critics are disparaging on social media, Vance enters the doughnut shop and is almost immediately told by the employee behind the counter that she does not want to be filmed.
“The zoo has come to town. Thank you for letting us come,” Vance said.
“Yes, sir,” the woman replied, adding, “I don’t want to be on camera,” when she saw people filming.
“She doesn’t want to be filmed, guys, so she just cuts out of everything,” Vance said.
First stop in Valdosta, Georgia: Donuts from Holt’s Sweet Shop 🍩@JDVance pic.twitter.com/KVPx0IN0xu
— Taylor Van Kirk (@taylorvankirk) 22 August 2024
The Republican ordered two dozen doughnuts and then introduced himself to the employee.
“I’m JD Vance. I’m running for vice president,” he said.
“Okay,” the woman replied.
As another employee stepped behind the counter, Vance asked each of them how long they had worked there. The woman, who did not want to go on camera, said she started in July, while the other said she had been there for two years.
“If you don’t want to be filmed, that’s fine,” an unidentified person can be heard telling the employee who asked not to appear on camera.
Vance visited the store before stopping by Trump headquarters in the same Georgia city. Critics quickly seized on the video, accusing Vance of acting “awkward” during the conversation.
JD Vance: Order a Donut – Challenge: (Impossible Level) pic.twitter.com/TxnP9P9gjX
— Philip Germain (@PhilipJGermain) 22 August 2024
This photo shoot is an embarrassing disaster.
JD Vance: “I am JD Vance and I am running for Vice President.”
Woman: OK. pic.twitter.com/JAlFz40jM5
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) 22 August 2024
We interrupt our coverage of the flawless Democratic National Convention to bring you the news that—shocker—JD Vance and his team are *terrible* in this regard, too.
1) He doesn’t know how many donuts to order without help
2) his team selected him and sent him to a place where the staff… https://t.co/R6fME4kFtn
– Doug Landry (@dougblandry) 22 August 2024
JD Vance had a very embarrassing visit to a donut shop in Georgia earlier today. Trust us, it’s worse than you think. pic.twitter.com/Fnohh0bKUf
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) 22 August 2024
“I’m JD Vance… I’m running for Vice President”… the woman has no idea who he is and is just trying to do her job 🤣💀 these idiots went to the wrong donut shop for their stupid photo shoot pic.twitter.com/glDP5XFBpU
— Wu Tang is for the kids (@WUTangKids) 22 August 2024
Neither JD Vance nor the employees at this donut shop want to be there, as can be seen by the fact that neither Vance nor the employees showed the slightest enthusiasm during the conversation. pic.twitter.com/wFMshAyLqc
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) 22 August 2024
This woman at the donut shop in Georgia is my totem animal.
She wants absolutely nothing to do with JD Vance.
Hilarious!
🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 pic.twitter.com/8dnTOG1Qtj
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) 22 August 2024
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