{"id":5088,"date":"2025-09-25T09:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockrel.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/vance-pauses-north-carolina-speech-for-boy-who-said-he-skipped-school-to-ask-for-a-selfie\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:01:16","slug":"vance-pauses-north-carolina-speech-for-boy-who-said-he-skipped-school-to-ask-for-a-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockrel.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/vance-pauses-north-carolina-speech-for-boy-who-said-he-skipped-school-to-ask-for-a-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance pauses North Carolina speech for boy who said he \u2018skipped school\u2019 to ask for a selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice President JD Vance spent most of his North Carolina speech Wednesday talking about public safety and backing law enforcement, but the day\u2019s most viral moment came from a quick exchange with a young supporter in the crowd.<\/p>\n

A boy near the press area called out during a Q&A session and Vance invited him to speak. <\/p>\n

‘I skipped school today,’ the boy named Henry said. ‘I was wondering if I could get a picture with you.’<\/p>\n

Vance smiled and beckoned Henry up to the stage as the room erupted in cheers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vance answered, ‘Henry said \u2018I skipped school. Can I have a picture with you?\u2019 Well, I guess I got to have some excuse to skip school, so I might as well get a photo with Henry.’<\/p>\n

Henry walked to the stage in a red Trump hat and an American flag T-shirt. They shook hands and Henry pulled out his phone. Vance leaned in for the selfie as the crowd roared. The vice president gave him a quick pat on the back and returned to the microphone.<\/p>\n

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Vance kept the tone easy for a beat and joked that the next request might be a reporter asking for a photo. He said he was not holding out hope for questions that easy and moved back to policy and press questions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The rest of Vance’s remarks focused on law and order and support for police. He called for keeping violent offenders behind bars and praised local officers. <\/p>\n

He later circled back to the moment as he wrapped. ‘Henry, I hope you got the photo you needed,’ he said, drawing another round of applause.<\/p>\n

The White House’s official Rapid Response 47 account also shared the moment, which currently has over 15K likes on X.<\/p>\n

The White House and the Office of the Vice President did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n

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