Protester Hauled Out of Vance Rally in Kansas

Protester Hauled Out of Vance Rally in Kansas

A figure being removed by security at a rally, seen from behind, with officers and crowd members visible.
A protester is escorted out by security during Vice President JD Vance's speech at a Kansas campaign rally.Illustration: The Frank

The News

A protester interrupted Vice President JD Vance's speech Monday afternoon at a campaign event for Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), and was pulled out of the room by security.

The event was held at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe, Kansas, and was organized by MAGA Inc., President Trump's main super PAC.

Cameras captured the man screaming before he was hauled off, as the crowd broke into chants. Vance accused the protester of coming in to lie about the senator.

Timeline

Earlier

A protester disrupted Vance's keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, the Washington Examiner reported.

Monday, Sept. 14, afternoon

Vance speaks at Webco Manufacturing in Olathe, Kansas, at a MAGA Inc. event for Marshall's reelection bid. The remarks are carried live by LiveNOW from Fox to more than 93,000 viewers.

During the remarks

The protester begins yelling, security removes him, and Vance responds from the stage.

Reactions

Vance did not let the interruption pass, telling the crowd the man had come in to lie about Marshall.

The crowd answered the disruption with chants as the protester was pushed out, according to Raw Story.

Coverage split along familiar lines: Raw Story and Mediaite led on the heckler and the crowd's reaction, while the Washington Examiner framed it as one more protester confronting the vice president on the trail.

What's Next

Marshall continues his reelection campaign in Kansas, a reliably Republican state that currently has a Democratic governor.

Vance's appearance signals the White House is putting its top surrogate behind the seat rather than treating it as safe.

More

The event was a campaign stop, not an official White House one — MAGA Inc. is the super PAC aligned with Trump, and its money and events are a central part of Republican midterm strategy.

What the protester actually said before he was removed has not been established by the sources covering the event.

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