Staff
Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
NO ROOM
AT THE INN
The vice
president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury,
Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
Leigh
Kimmins
Leigh
Kimmins
Reporter
https://www.thedailybeast.com/staff-mutiny-forces-pub-to-turn-away-jd-vance/
Updated
Aug. 15 2025 10:07AM EDT
Published
Aug. 14 2025 11:58AM EDT
A staff
mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD
Vance, just weeks after the same venue hosted Kamala Harris, according to
reports.
The vice
president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury,
Oxfordshire, an early 16th-century countryside pub with a Michelin Bib
Gourmand, a prestigious award from the Michelin Guide that highlights
restaurants offering excellent food at moderate prices.
However,
the staff reportedly staged a mutiny, telling management that they wouldn’t
show up to work if the venue accepted Vance’s dinner booking, according to a
Popb---- newsletter from Thursday.
The
rejection is all the more embarrassing considering that former vice president
turned presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, dined there just weeks before, as
part of the pre-wedding dinner for Steve Jobs’ daughter, Eve. She married Harry
Charles, a 26-year-old British Olympic equestrian, in the Cotswolds, a
sprawling area of natural beauty in south-west England, at the end of July.
“It’s
been the talk of the village-it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened here
for a very long time,” one local told British tabloid The Sun of Harris’s visit
to the venue, where a steak will set diners back $98.
“Unfortunately,
I’m not able to comment,” a staff member told The Daily Beast via phone call
when quizzed on Vance’s reported rejection. She referred the Beast to the owner
of the venue, Public House Group, which has been contacted for comment.
Representatives for Vance have also been contacted.
A source
familiar with the matter told the Daily Beast that the Vances decided
themselves not to dine at the pub. “The Bull was included as a potential option
for lunch, but the family ultimately decided not to go. There was never any
indication from The Bull that he or his family were not welcome,” the source
said.
Charlbury,
a small town near the 18th-century manor where Vance and his family stayed
while in the Cotswolds, was also the scene of a colorful protest against his
visit on Tuesday. The “Dance Against Vance” protest was punctuated by placards
dubbing him a “war criminal,” and images of a meme that shows a bald and
baby-faced Vance with rosy, swollen cheeks.
Residents
in Charlbury and the tiny hamlet of Dean, where the manor house is situated,
quickly grew weary of Vance and his entourage of vehicles and Secret Service
agents. Even the deputy mayor of Chipping Norton, not far from Dean, spoke out
against his vacation.
“We’ve
had a curtailment of our freedoms here, just by his mere presence, in terms of
where we can walk and where we can be,” said Steve Akers. “And the American
Secret Service knocking on people’s doors and asking about their Facebook
profiles.”
Akers was
responding to reports that Vance’s protection detail had demanded social media
profile information from those living in the area. Thames Valley Police, the
British force that supported the United States during the vice president’s
visit, denied these claims, however.
“Residents
were under no obligation to answer any questions and were not asked about
social media,” a force spokesperson said.
“The
whole charade was obscene. No respect,” Alice Chanders wrote on a local forum.
“Good riddance….." added Rosemary Bennett, as the Vice President moved on
to Scotland. He flew on Air Force Two with his family on Wednesday evening.
On
Thursday, the first full day of his visit north of the border, Vance played
golf at Donald Trump’s Turnberry course in South Ayrshire. It comes just weeks
after Trump himself visited the course.
Leigh
Kimmins
Reporter
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