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Thu, August 14, 2025
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Vice President JD Vance was reportedly turned away by a popular British pub after staffers threatened not to show up for work if the restaurant booked his reservation.
An employee at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, said they were unable to comment on the matter when contacted by The Daily Beast. Public House Group, the restaurant group that operates the understated Michelin-rated venue, hasn’t responded to a Daily News request for comment.
Some residents of the Oxfordshire hamlet have become upset by Vance choosing their south-central England region to spend some downtime. Local media outlet the Oxford Clarion posted photos of signs in locals’ lawns protesting the vice president.
“Fascists not welcome here,” read one of those signs, while another simply told Vance to “go home.”
The Oxford Mail reported in late July that former Vice President Kamala Harris had just visited The Bull and at least one other establishment in the area without incident. But locals told the BBC that Vance’s visit complicated everyday life for some.
“I don’t think the locals are too happy about the roads being closed,” one area resident said.
Vance ran into a similar issue last September when he and his entourage were met with resistance at a Pennsylvania restaurant that said it wasn’t expecting his visit and the hoopla it brought just weeks before the election.
The eatery later put out a statement claiming the politician from Ohio was not “banned” but in fact allowed to engage with supporters at the Pittsburgh-area business after staff resolved the “momentary confusion.”
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JD Vance Gets Wrench Thrown in Cotswolds Vacation by Angry Pub Staff
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
THE NEW REPUBLIC
Fri, August 15, 2025
Vice President JD Vance’s quiet vacation to the English countryside is becoming a real disturbance.
The vice president appears to be making no friends in the Cotswolds: Staff at The Bull in Charlbury reportedly told management that they would refuse to serve Vance if his family’s reservation at the sixteenth-century pub was accepted, according to The Daily Beast.
Meanwhile, other members of America’s political class have breezed through the town without complaint. Vance’s predecessor—Vice President Kamala Harris—was practically feted when she dined at The Bull mere weeks ago to celebrate Steve Jobs’s daughter Eve ahead of her wedding.
“It’s been the talk of the village—it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened here for a very long time,” one local told The Sun at the time.
Vance, on the other hand, has been pissing his Cotswolds neighbors off since his arrival in the tranquil neighborhood. Earlier this week, police affiliated with the vice president’s Secret Service were accused of going door-to-door to obtain residents’ information.
“We have had the police knocking on every door. They wanted the names of everybody living there and details of their social media. I know several people refused,” an unidentified dog walker from the hamlet told The Observer.
Vance’s office and the local police have denied the claim, telling press that the only residents they interacted with were to ensure passage through a blockade for the vice president.
“[We] are supporting the United States during the Vice President’s visit to our area to ensure the safety of all involved,” a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told the Daily Mail. “A restricted access area has been put in place in a small part of Dean as part of our operation. We spoke to affected residents to ensure we are able to facilitate movement within the restricted access area. Residents were under no obligation to answer any questions and were not asked about social media.”
Vance’s presence has brought helicopters and SUVs to the quaint town. Villagers also expressed their malcontent with Vance after his expanded security detail overcrowded a local supermarket, blocking several handicapped parking spaces with his Secret Service entourage.
What we know about claim 'staff mutiny' forced Cotswolds pub to turn away JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance’s quiet vacation to the English countryside is becoming a real disturbance.
The vice president appears to be making no friends in the Cotswolds: Staff at The Bull in Charlbury reportedly told management that they would refuse to serve Vance if his family’s reservation at the sixteenth-century pub was accepted, according to The Daily Beast.
Meanwhile, other members of America’s political class have breezed through the town without complaint. Vance’s predecessor—Vice President Kamala Harris—was practically feted when she dined at The Bull mere weeks ago to celebrate Steve Jobs’s daughter Eve ahead of her wedding.
“It’s been the talk of the village—it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened here for a very long time,” one local told The Sun at the time.
Vance, on the other hand, has been pissing his Cotswolds neighbors off since his arrival in the tranquil neighborhood. Earlier this week, police affiliated with the vice president’s Secret Service were accused of going door-to-door to obtain residents’ information.
“We have had the police knocking on every door. They wanted the names of everybody living there and details of their social media. I know several people refused,” an unidentified dog walker from the hamlet told The Observer.
Vance’s office and the local police have denied the claim, telling press that the only residents they interacted with were to ensure passage through a blockade for the vice president.
“[We] are supporting the United States during the Vice President’s visit to our area to ensure the safety of all involved,” a spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told the Daily Mail. “A restricted access area has been put in place in a small part of Dean as part of our operation. We spoke to affected residents to ensure we are able to facilitate movement within the restricted access area. Residents were under no obligation to answer any questions and were not asked about social media.”
Vance’s presence has brought helicopters and SUVs to the quaint town. Villagers also expressed their malcontent with Vance after his expanded security detail overcrowded a local supermarket, blocking several handicapped parking spaces with his Secret Service entourage.
What we know about claim 'staff mutiny' forced Cotswolds pub to turn away JD Vance
Laerke Christensen
Fri, August 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM MDT
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In August 2025, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance vacationed in the United Kingdom with his family, a claim (archived) spread online that a British pub turned the vice president away after staff threatened to quit rather than serve him. The alleged incident followed reports of protests against Vance's visit to the Cotswolds, a picturesque area of England.
One Threads user wrote, "JD Vance attempted to dine at a pub in the UK and the staff threatened to no-show at work if they accepted the reservation, so he was rejected Love that for him."
The claim also circulated on Facebook (archived), X (archived), Bluesky (archived), Reddit (archived) and TikTok (archived). Snopes readers wrote in asking whether the claim was true.
The claim originated in a submission-based newsletter called Popb**** that described itself as "filled with scandal, insight and insider info." According to that newsletter (archived), staff at The Bull, a restaurant and pub in Charlbury, England, "all said they wouldn't come to work if they had to serve Vance and his wife. Facing staff grumbles and a barrage of negative press attention The Bull refused his patronage."
However, aside from the newsletter and reporting that cited it, we found no evidence that staff at The Bull refused to work if they were serving Vance and his wife, Usha Vance. Calls to The Bull for confirmation went unanswered on Aug. 15. Snopes reached out to The Public Group, which owns The Bull, to confirm the alleged incident and await a reply.
Snopes also reached out to pub employees, Popb**** and Vance's office about the claim and await replies to our queries.
Several news outlets in the U.S. and the U.K. picked up Popb****'s claim. In the U.K., the Daily Mail, one of the country's biggest tabloid newspapers, cited two local residents who believed the claim to be true, though neither could confirm it outright.
Aside from the rumored snub at The Bull, other demonstrations marred Vance's U.K. holiday. Snopes previously reported that protesters blocked Vance's motorcade in Sevenoaks. Other forms of protest met the vice president in the Cotswolds, including a van featuring a popular meme a picture of Vance edited to appear bald and overweight.
Ahead of the second family's arrival in the Cotswolds, the owner of the manor house they had rented reportedly sent out messages to neighbors apologizing for the "JD Vance circus."
Vance's predecessor Kamala Harris reportedly dined at The Bull in July as part of wedding celebrations for Apple heiress Eve Jobs.
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JD Vance has a rough day of golf at Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News
Fri, August 15, 2025
JD Vance’s visit to the U.K. had another subpar moment when the vice president swung his way through a brutal round of golf on Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland.
Video of the 41-year-old Republican needing four putts to conquer one green, according to local reports, went viral on social media Friday. Golf Monthly says that’s nearly double the number of putts an average golfer spends on a green.
Vance and his family arrived in Scotland on Wednesday, according to the BBC. He reportedly hit the links on Thursday surrounded by secret service personnel.
Vance is fresh off a stay in the English countryside, where the staff of popular pub The Bull in Charlbury allegedly threatened a mutiny if they were forced to serve the staunch conservative. The restaurant didn’t accept his reservation, according to The Daily Beast.
Some residents of the Oxfordshire hamlet were upset by Vance choosing their region to spend some downtime. Local media outlet the Oxford Clarion posted photos of signs in locals’ lawns protesting the vice president.
Residents also complained to the BBC throughout the week that, politics aside, Vance’s motorcade was crowding country streets and complicating daily travel.
The historic Turnberry golf course came under the umbrella of the Trump Organization in 2014. Even before first becoming president in 2016, Trump was met by protesters objecting to his “toxic, racist views” when he visited his Scotland links, according to The Guardian.
He returned to Turnberry in July — this time having twice been elected to serve in the White House — and was once again greeted by critics upset over the war in Gaza, his treatment of immigrants in the U.S., and his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In March, Turnberry was targeted by vandals who were angered by the Trump administration’s handling of Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Protesters painted “Gaza is not for sale” on the property’s white gates.
His course in Ireland has also been vandalized over politics.
Fri, August 15, 2025
JD Vance’s visit to the U.K. had another subpar moment when the vice president swung his way through a brutal round of golf on Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland.
Video of the 41-year-old Republican needing four putts to conquer one green, according to local reports, went viral on social media Friday. Golf Monthly says that’s nearly double the number of putts an average golfer spends on a green.
Vance and his family arrived in Scotland on Wednesday, according to the BBC. He reportedly hit the links on Thursday surrounded by secret service personnel.
Vance is fresh off a stay in the English countryside, where the staff of popular pub The Bull in Charlbury allegedly threatened a mutiny if they were forced to serve the staunch conservative. The restaurant didn’t accept his reservation, according to The Daily Beast.
Some residents of the Oxfordshire hamlet were upset by Vance choosing their region to spend some downtime. Local media outlet the Oxford Clarion posted photos of signs in locals’ lawns protesting the vice president.
Residents also complained to the BBC throughout the week that, politics aside, Vance’s motorcade was crowding country streets and complicating daily travel.
The historic Turnberry golf course came under the umbrella of the Trump Organization in 2014. Even before first becoming president in 2016, Trump was met by protesters objecting to his “toxic, racist views” when he visited his Scotland links, according to The Guardian.
He returned to Turnberry in July — this time having twice been elected to serve in the White House — and was once again greeted by critics upset over the war in Gaza, his treatment of immigrants in the U.S., and his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In March, Turnberry was targeted by vandals who were angered by the Trump administration’s handling of Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Protesters painted “Gaza is not for sale” on the property’s white gates.
His course in Ireland has also been vandalized over politics.
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