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 turned attention to former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush when asked about late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.