At the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on February 6, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha were loudly booed and whistled by the crowd after being shown on the stadium screen, a reaction captured on international feeds but largely muted on NBC’s U.S. broadcast. (theguardian.com) Protests in Milan over the reported presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and broader tensions with the Trump administration helped fuel the reaction; Vance is leading the U.S. delegation and met with Italian leaders during the visit. (commondreams.org) The moment circulated widely on social media platforms globally. (mediaite.com)