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.

It was just kind of a day of good trouble on the island to make sure that JD Vance doesn’t know a second of peace,” Amanda McGonigle, the creator of @catsonacouch, told Jezebel.

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