# Vance’s retort to Palestine flag heckler energises Republican midterm convention

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jd-vances-passionate-speech-is-interrupted-by-heckler-waving-foreign-flag-at-republican-midterm-convention-but-vice-presidents-stinging-comeback-sends-the-crowd-wild/
- Published: 2026-09-11T10:37:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-11T16:40:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16122053/JD-Vances-speech-interrupted-heckler-foreign-flag-Republican-midterm-convention-vice-president.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Heckler waved Mexican and Palestinian flags at Vance's speech in Dallas
- Vance's "get your a** over there" retort drew chants of "USA"
- Convention also honoured Charlie Kirk and marked 9/11's 25th anniversary

## Summary

US Vice President JD Vance was heckled during a speech at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas on Thursday, when a man produced a Mexican flag before pulling out a Palestinian flag and throwing both into the crowd while shouting "Free Palestine". Vance responded by telling the man to "get your a** over there" if he loved Mexico so much, offering to buy him a plane ticket, a retort that sent the packed arena into chants of "USA" and became the most animated moment of an otherwise subdued address. The exchange overshadowed the substance of his speech and emerged as the defining image from the convention's second day.

Earlier in his remarks, Vance had criticised Michigan congressional candidate William Lawrence over comments disparaging the nuclear family, and spoke of his wife Usha and their newborn fourth child. The two-day event also featured Senator Ted Cruz, a possible 2028 presidential contender, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio skipped the gathering entirely, travelling to Peru instead; several attendees said they would welcome a Vance-Rubio ticket. A number of vulnerable Senate and House candidates, including Susan Collins, Ashley Hinson and John Sununu, also stayed away from the main stage, while the convention featured a tribute to slain activist Charlie Kirk and marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Vance’s retort to Palestine flag heckler energises Republican midterm convention](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16122053/JD-Vances-speech-interrupted-heckler-foreign-flag-Republican-midterm-convention-vice-president.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Fox News: Crowd erupts as Vance smacks down protester waving Mexican flag: 'Get your a-- over there'](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crowd-erupts-vance-smacks-down-protester-waving-mexican-flag-get-your-over-there)
- [The Hill: Vance takes aim at Talarico in Texas convention speech](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6083576-vance-criticizes-talarico-gop-convention-speech/)

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