Vice President JD Vance was met with “boos” from a crowd in Nantucket, Massachusetts, who trolled him with poster-sized photos of his face in a well-known meme, inflatable couches, and plush cats in what was called a “MeowTucket” protest.
As Vance’s motorcade drove by, people yelled “fascist” and called for Vance to leave. Some of the signs read “In America, the law is king” and “fascists not welcome.”
Protesters wore shirts with cats on them and held up cat masks to their faces. Some dragged big couches through the street. One group set up an inflatable couch underneath a massive tarp that contained an image of a popular Vance meme. People lined up to take pictures with it.
The protest was promoted heavily by Amanda McGonigle, who is behind the Instagram account catsonacouch. The event was designed to disrupt Vance’s time on the island as he headlined a Republican fundraising dinner. McGonigle used her popular account, which is dedicated to “fighting fascism,” along with mocking Vance, to get people to show up for “MeowTucket.”
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Ahead of the protest, McGonigle also distributed thousands of “Wanted” posters featuring meme photos of Vance. They were posted around town and shared online. The goal was to make sure Vance saw his own face staring back at him everywhere he went.
In keeping with the Instagram account’s theme, many of the signs mocked Vance by referencing online jokes or memes about the vice president. That includes cats – a reference to Vance’s controversial “childless cat lady” comment during the campaign. Trump drew ire during the campaign for saying the country was being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies.”
The couches were part of a joke about a fake rumor that Vance had sex with a couch. Protesters used it as a way to mock him. They brought inflatable couches, took photos, and made it part of the protest’s message. It was clear what they were trying to say.
McGonigle says the purpose of her account was to surpass Vance’s number of followers, but also took on the new mission of constantly trolling him so he “does not know a moment’s peace for the next three and a half years at least.”
Vance’s visit to Nantucket was brief. The island is known as a summer spot for the rich, full of yachts, private beaches and expensive homes. He was there to host a Republican National Committee fundraiser as part of early plans for the 2026 midterm elections. The dinner brought in top donors and party insiders.
Tickets to the ritzy dinner were a minimum of $100,000.
Featured image via Political Tribune Gallery
