JD Vance's holiday plagued by protesters as family moved amid Zelensky backlash

The family of JD Vance has been moved to an "undisclosed location" after hundreds of protesters descended on a ski resort to berate him following the White House clash with Volodymyr Zelensky.

Mr Vance and his family were met by hundreds of protesters at the Sugarbush Resort, in Waitsfield, Vermont, and needed to cut their four-day trip short after they saw the fury from the crowd. Protesters branded Mr Vance a "national disgrace" with some telling him and his family to "go ski in Russia."

"Have you no shame? Support Ukraine," one sign said. Many others carried signs that showed support for Ukraine. There was a smaller number of counter protesters who held signs saying "Make America Great Again."

Protests had been planned earlier in the week but they intensified following the Oval Office spat. Both JD Vance and President Donald Trump berated Mr Zelensky during the meeting that would have led to a mineral deal being thrashed out between the US and Ukraine.

Resort spokesperson John Bleh said: "There were a handful of protesters at the resort throughout the day but all were peaceful and none were disruptive." He then declined to further comment on the incident.

Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott urged protesters to consider Mr Vance would be arriving to the state with his family. “I hope Vermonters remember the Vice President is here on a family trip with his young children and, while we may not always agree, we should be respectful,” Mr Scott said in a statement.

"Please join me in welcoming them to Vermont, and hoping they have an opportunity to experience what makes our state, and Vermonters, so special." The protesters largely coalesced around Mr Vance's haranguing of the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office, although they originally planned to demonstrate against cuts to the federal government.

Mr Zelensbky broke his silence over the incident in the Oval Office, taking to X/Twitter he said: "Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you (President Trump), Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that."

Just hours after the White House spat, Mr Zelensky arrived in London where he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer who reiterated the country's unwavering support for Ukraine.