JD Vance Gets Frosty Welcome From Hometown Team in New Video
Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Reuters Cincinnati Bengals players gave Vice President JD Vance a frosty welcome when he stopped by their practice, a new video shows.
Vance, an Ohio native and longtime Bengals fan, made a surprise visit to Paycor Stadium after he spoke at a rally Wednesday in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville.
But a video posted by NBC 5 Cincinnati Sports Director Charlie Clifford showed the 42-year-old vice president’s visit drawing little fanfare from the Bengals players as they streamed past him toward the locker room after practice.
Vance appeared to make little impression on the players, most of whom offered little more than a passing nod.
The video captured tight end Drew Sample fist-bumping Vance’s son Vivek before briefly shaking the vice president’s hand.
Sample appeared to be the only one in Clifford’s 18-second video to shake Vance’s hand.
The video was aired on NBC 5 Cincinnati, where Clifford explained: “This was the end of practice, Vance spending some time with the players.
As they were leaving the field, he was leaving the stadium.
It just made it a very eventful day over there.” Another video posted by Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Kelsey Conway showed Bengals head coach Zac Taylor shaking Vance’s hand before heading into the locker room.
Vance’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Daily Beast has also reached out to the Bengals for comment.
Taylor Van Kirk, the vice president’s communications director, shared a 16-second video of Vance and his six-year-old son, Vivek on X, thanking the team for welcoming them to practice.
She added, “Vivek is on cloud 9 from Ja’Marr Chase complimenting his gloves!” Star quarterback Joe Burrow, who wasn’t captured in the videos, later told reporters he did not have a chance to meet with Vance.
“He, uhh, came with everybody and left with swiftness and efficiency before the end of practice, so I didn’t get to,” said Burrow, 29.
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