Overview

• Clara Jeffery posted on BlueSky that it was acceptable for protesters to boo Vice President J.D. Vance’s three young children during their Disneyland visit to illustrate his immigration stance.
• Jeffery likened the heckling to children witnessing family separations at detention facilities, saying other kids watch parents being sent to “gulags.”
• Conservative figures including Donald Trump Jr. and GOP strategist Andrew Surabian denounced her remarks as heartless and labeled her a “soulless ghoul.”
• Social media critics widely condemned targeting politicians’ children as cruel, with many arguing minors should be kept out of political conflicts.
• The controversy has reignited debates over protest ethics, political optics, and the boundaries of public dissent.