As Vance visited Ohio to tout the Trump administration’s economic agend a on Monday at a steel mill, a small group of protestors assembled across the street from those gathered, holding a sign that read: “JD protects pedophiles,” in a nod to the president’s association with accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Vice President JD Vance returned to Ohio July 28 to tout President Donald Trump’s agenda in a congressional district that Republicans hope to flip in 2026.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance promoted Republicans’ new sweeping tax and spending law at a steel plant in his home state on Monday, telling factory workers that the new law would allow them to keep more of their paycheck in their pockets.