Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) did not exactly receive a warm reception when he spoke on Thursday before the International Association of Firefighters.
Vance, who talked to the group at its Boston conference one day after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz did the same, took to the podium to try to pitch himself and former President Donald Trump as Republicans who were of a different mold compared to past GOP administrations.
After being introduced by Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Vance took to the podium and thanked the audience — only to be greeted by boos.
"Semper fi, guys," Vance said in response. "Sounds like we've got some fans and we've got some haters, that's okay! Listen to what I have to say here, and I'll make my pitch."
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Later in his speech, Vance touted the blue-collar bonafides of both himself and former President Donald Trump.
"President Trump and I are proud to be the most pro-worker Republican ticket in history," Vance began. "And I want to talk about why we're fighting for working people, why we're going to fight for unions and non-union alike."
At this point, Vance was again hit with a cascade of boos.
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