NANTUCKET — Sporting a combat veteran hat and a MASS 50501 t-shirt, retired US Army Sgt. Bryan Winter took to the stage at Children’s Beach on July 22 at a protest that coincided with Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the island.

Vice President JD Vance, on his way to a fundraiser organized by the Republican National Committee at a Nantucket home Tuesday, was met by protesters.

GOP Vice President JD Vance, the finance chair for the RNC, headlined a big-ticket fundraiser on the tony island off true-blue Massachusetts that brought in a staggering $3 million for the RNC ahead of the crucial 2026 mid-term elections.

Chanting demonstrators carrying signs gathered along the road outside the fundraiser where Vance was scheduled to headline Tuesday.

The last time Republican politician JD Vance was on Nantucket to raise money was as a Senate candidate from Ohio in 2022, when admission to the fundraising event where he appeared was $2,500. On Tuesday,