In a now-viral video of the moment, JD and Usha are seen taking their seats for what was reportedly the National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Shostakovich’s "Violin Concerto No. 2" and Stravinsky’s "Petrushka." (Perhaps ironically, perhaps not, both of these musical pieces were composed for a ballet about Russian puppets.)

The vice president and his wife were booed as they took their seats for a National Symphony Orchestra concert of music by Shostakovich and Stravinsky.

As Vice President JD Vance and his wife walked to their seats in the Kennedy Center balcony on Thurdsay, a chorus of boos began to spread across the venue.