
On a gray Friday afternoon in
Washington, D.C., with the nation’s capital bracing for a forecast snowstorm expected to arrive Sunday and local officials urging residents to prepare for possible disruptions, Vice President
JD Vance stood on a stage near the National Mall and delivered a blistering address attacking abortion rights and
LGBTQ+ equality as existential threats to the nation. Just blocks away, a white supremacist group marched in tight formation.