JD Vance brushes off Gavin Newsom’s taunting after liberal tried to bash his family vacation to Disney
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JD Vance has hit out at California’s Governor Gavin Newsom after the Democrat tried to criticize him for taking a family vacation to Disneyland.
Footage went viral on Saturday of the Vice President strolling through the park hand-in-hand with his two of his children, Vivek and Mirabel, along with his wife Usha.
The family was all smiles as they made their way through Bayou Country in the park alongside a Secret Service security detail.
Newsom shared video of the outing on his own X, writing: ‘Hope you enjoy your family time, JD Vance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.’
Protesters were also railing against Vance’s visit to the Golden State amid the Trump administration’s continued efforts to round up and deport migrants in California.
None of that deterred Vance, who hit back at Newsom on Sunday with an X post of his own, writing: ‘Had a great time, thanks.’
Newsom wrote: ‘JD is back in California. He won’t take the time to debate and defend gutting our Medicaid system, taking away kids school meals, militarizing America’s streets, or adding trillions to the debt.
‘Instead, he’s off to Disneyland. Probably to detain Mickey Mouse at this rate.’
Vance was seen holding his two youngest children, Mirabel (left) and Vivek (Right) at different stages throughout the Disney day
The family was all smiles as they made their way through Bayou Country in the park alongside a Secret Service security detail
Pictures showed the happy family as they made their way through the park wearing baseball caps to shield from the summer sun. Little Vivek, who at one point Vance carried in his arms, wore a Mickey Mouse t-shirt.
The park reportedly shut down several rides to to the public to allow the second family to ride them privately, causing lengthy delays for other guests.
‘35% of Anaheim’s residents are immigrants. Disneyland doesn’t run without them. Enjoy their labor, @JDVance,’ Newsom’s official press office account wrote.
‘D Vance on Tom Sawyer Island looking for the next Alligator Alcatraz. Too many happy families for him in one place,’ the same account later wrote.
Up to 150 protesters had gathered at the park and at a hotel adjacent where Vance and his family were believed to be staying to vent their frustrations against the administration.
A day earlier, ICE agents rounded up and arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally.
They conducted coordinated raids across two cannabis farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo, where they located at least 10 immigrant children on site, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Four US citizens were arrested for ‘assaulting or resisting officers,’ the department said.
Usha grinned as she enjoyed a ride at Disneyland
The park reportedly shut down several rides to to the public to allow the second family to ride them privately, causing lengthy delays for other guests
Authorities were offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of one person suspected of firing a gun at federal agents.
One worker who called family to say he was hiding from authorities was on life support after falling and suffering significant injuries.
During the raid, crowds of people gathered outside Glass House Farms in Camarillo to seek information about their relatives and protest immigration enforcement.
Authorities clad in military-style helmets and uniforms faced off with the demonstrators.
Glass House, a licensed California cannabis grower, said in a statement that immigration agents had valid warrants.
Newsom shared video of the outing on his own X, writing: ‘Hope you enjoy your family time, JD Vance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.’
Protesters have been railing against the government’s push to seek out and deport immigrants
Vance and Newsom engaged in a tit-for-tat on X about the family vacation
The company said workers were detained, and it is helping provide them with legal representation. The farm also grows tomatoes and cucumbers.
‘Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors,’ the statement said.
It is legal to grow and sell cannabis in California with proper licensing.
The state’s Department of Cannabis Control said they ‘observed no minors on the premises’ during a site visit to the farm in May 2025.
