Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVance (R) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention (Getty)Vice President JD Vance offered to buy a plane ticket to Mexico for a protester who interrupted his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The protester drew boos from attendees after waving a Mexican flag inside the stadium before being escorted out by security. Vance criticized the protester from the podium, saying someone living in the U.S. should wave the American flag rather than a foreign one. Outside the venue, anti-Trump demonstrators marched through Dallas, resulting in two arrests after an alleged altercation. NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake publicly questioned whether Vance's quick comeback suggested prior knowledge of the protest. In fullJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Mexican flag protest sends JD Vance off-script at Republican convention
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVance (R) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention (Getty)Vice President JD Vance offered to buy a plane ticket to Mexico for a protester who interrupted his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The protester drew boos from attendees after waving a Mexican flag inside the stadium before being escorted out by security. Vance criticized the protester from the podium, saying someone living in the U.S. should wave the American flag rather than a foreign one. Outside the venue, anti-Trump demonstrators marched through Dallas, resulting in two arrests after an alleged altercation. NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake publicly questioned whether Vance's quick comeback suggested prior knowledge of the protest. In fullJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
