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During Vice President JD Vance’s campaign visit to Lakeland, Florida, a group of demonstrators gathered outside the Lakeland International Airport along nearby roads\u2014such as the intersection of Wellman Loop Rd and Medulla Rd\u2014holding signs in opposition to his appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by local grassroots groups like Indivisible Polk, the demonstrators gathered peacefully along the roadside as attendees and the vice presidential motorcade arrived for his campaign event.<\/sup> Inside the rally, Vance addressed audience disruptions directly, calling a demonstrator who was escorted out a “Democrat plant” while crowd members responded with chants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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