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JD Vance meets The Apprentice star Tom Skinner for \u2018BBQ & a few beers\u2019.<\/p>\n
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JD Vance was joined by The Apprentice star Tom Skinner for a BBQ in the Cotswolds after the pair struck up an unlikely friendship online. <\/p>\n
Mr Skinner confirmed the meet up on social media, saying: “When the Vice President of the USA invites ya for a BBQ [and] beers, you say yes.”<\/p>\n
He said he had an “unreal night” with the US Vice President, friends and their families. <\/p>\n
The TV personality and businessman added: “He was a proper gent. Lots of laughs and some fantastic food. A brilliant night, one to tell the grand kids about mate. Bosh.”<\/p>\n
He also shared a picture of the pair online. While Mr Skinner can be seen smartly dressed in a shirt and tie, Mr Vance appears more relaxed in a polo shirt. <\/p>\n
Mr Skinner joked about being “overdressed” in a post on X that said: “Here is a pic of me and Vice President @JDVance towards the end of the night after a few beers.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m overdressed in my suit, but when the VP invites you to a BBQ, you don\u2019t risk turning up in shorts [and] flip-flops.<\/p>\n
“Cracking night in the beautiful English countryside with JD, his friends and family. Once in a lifetime. Bosh.”<\/p>\n
Read more: White House ‘considering’ inviting Zelenskyy to Trump-Putin summit as Europeans present peace plan to Vance<\/a><\/p>\n Read more: ‘You cannot ad-Vance’: Fury in the Cotswolds as US secret service agents take over for Vice President’s holiday<\/a><\/p>\n Here is a pic of Me and Vice President @JDVance<\/a> towards the end of the night after a few beers\ud83c\udf7b I\u2019m overdressed in my suit, but when the VP invites you to a BBQ, you don\u2019t risk turning up in shorts an flip-flops\ud83d\ude02 Cracking night in the beautiful English countryside with JD, his\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/HQGtaIY6fD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QOkL813qoR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Thomas Skinner \u2692 (@iamtomskinner) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The US Vice President is in the UK for a family holiday, and he began the trip with a visit to the Foreign Secretary\u2019s country retreat at Chevening in Kent.<\/p>\n Mr Vance arrived last Friday morning with his wife and three children to meet David Lammy.<\/p>\n The two men went carp fishing in a pond near the 17th century house.<\/p>\n Mr Vance said he and his wife \u201clove this area of the UK\u201d and \u201clove this country\u201d as he described Mr Lammy as a \u201cgood friend\u201d.<\/p>\n Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy, right, and US Vice President JD Vance fish in a lake in the grounds of Chevening House in Kent.<\/p>\n Picture: Speaking after going carp fishing with the Foreign Secretary, he said: \u201cUnfortunately, the one strain on the special relationship is that all of my kids caught fish, but the Foreign Secretary did not.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIt is great to be here\u2026 my wife and I love this section, this area of the UK and we were actually here a couple of years ago\u2026 so we love this country.<\/p>\n \u201cJust on a personal note, I have to say that I really have become a good friend, and David has become a good friend of mine, and so it\u2019s great to spend some time here with him\u2026 you\u2019ve been a very, very gracious host to me and the whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the people who had built Chevening and sustained it \u201creally love the human spirit\u201d and \u201cbeing here lifts up the human spirit\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Download the new LBC app.<\/p>\n Picture: <\/p>\n
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