Republicans reached a consensus that Vice President JD Vance solidified his position as the presumptive 2028 presidential candidate with his "Trump-level" smackdown of a foreign-flag-waving protester who disrupted his speech at the Republican National Convention.Vance did not hesitate after a protester interrupted his primetime speech in Dallas on Thursday by waving the flags of the Palestinian Authority and Mexico.He recalled to those watching his speech on TV: "What the people at home missed is that we just had a protester interrupting us and waving the Mexican flag.""Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your a-- over there.
I'll buy you the plane ticket," the VP said, to which the crowd erupted into applause."JD Vance just MIC DROPPED a leftist heckler who interrupted him waving a Mexican flag...this place is DEAFENING," conservative commentator Eric Daugherty wrote on X, adding, "TOTAL PANDEMONIUM."CROWD ERUPTS AS VANCE SMACKS DOWN PROTESTER WAVING MEXICAN FLAG: 'GET YOUR A-- OVER THERE'A protestor throws a Mexican flag as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 10, 2026.US Republicans are betting that putting President Donald Trump at the center of their campaign can rescue a party facing grim election forecasts, despite the president's negative approval ratings.
A day earlier, on the first day of the midterm convention, he promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November.(Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)Popular conservative pundit Benny Johnson called Vance’s quick wit an "epic response." President Donald Trump supporter and activist Scott Pressler similarly praised Vance for reacting "without missing a beat," and called it "an iconic moment.""This was masterful.
A Trump-level move from JD Vance," wrote Overton, a conservative commentary and news account."V...