‘F*** JD AND HIS COUCH’: Dozens of ‘Hands Off’ Protesters Demonstrate at JD Vance Official D.C. Residence
Far-left demonstrators converged on the official residence of Vice President JD Vance at the Naval Observatory in D.C. on Saturday while he was in Europe with his family for Easter.
Myles Morell, a video reporter for the conservative news outlet The Daily Caller, was among those who captured video of the so-called “Hands Off” protestors outside the Vance home.
Protesters SPOTTED outside of VP JD Vance’s house: pic.twitter.com/qXrLSKwcIG
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 19, 2025
Other videos were shared on X from different angles.
Some of #HandsOff2025 protesters gather outside JD Vance's home
Hyperbole galore with signs comparing him and Trump to Hitler, Nazis https://t.co/T5PNqRUNp6 pic.twitter.com/XtFaVM42BF
— RT (@RT_com) April 19, 2025
One woman held a handmade sign that read “FUCK JD AND HIS COUCH.”
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/0qsLff1utB
— Myles Morell (@MylesMorell) April 19, 2025
In one clip he posted on X, Morell said he observed several dozen people outside. The clip showed DC police officers standing by.
Today I went to the house of Vice President @JDVance on behalf of the @DailyCaller News Foundation.
A couple dozen protesters have gathered here as part of the #HandsOff2025 protests happening across the country. The Vice Pres. is currently in Europe and is not at his home… pic.twitter.com/GYFCQpyM0h
— Myles Morell (@MylesMorell) April 19, 2025
According to CNN, organizers of the Hands Off movement demand: “An end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.”
Vance, his wife, and their children visited Rome and the Vatican this weekend.
The vice president met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who visited the US earlier in the week.
Vance, a practicing Catholic, also met with officials in the Vatican, where some of the Trump administration’s immigration policies were discussed. Politico reported:
Vice President JD Vance met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Saturday morning, amid friction between the administration and Pope Francis over President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation policy.
Readouts from the Vatican and the vice president’s office differed starkly in their presentations of the meeting, with a statement from the Holy See referencing an “exchange of opinions” on issues relating to migrants and refugees.
A Vatican statment on the meeting said, “There was an exchange of opinions on the international situation… especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners.”
