LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – While some welcomed Vice President JD Vance’s visit with open arms, others took to the streets in protest.

69 News Reporter Sydney Kay has more about the mix of cheers and chants from the Lehigh Valley community.

Freezing cold temperatures didn’t stop those looking to be first in line at Vice President Vance’s event at Uline near Alburtis Tuesday morning.

“I got here at 4:30 a.m.,” said Nima Poursohi, from New Jersey.

The Office of the Vice President states the visit highlights President Trump’s economic success and the administration’s commitment to lower prices and bigger paychecks.

This stop comes just one week after President Trump stopped in Monroe County to speak about the inflation crisis that he says was inherited from the Biden Administration.

“Last week was my first Trump rally and how cool is it that one week you get to meet the President and the next week you get to meet the Vice President,” said Talina Stackhouse, from Easton.

One supporter we spoke to says he wasn’t surprised to see back-to-back visits as we’re less than one year out from the midterm elections.

“Pennsylvania’s a crucial state, it’s a battleground state. We have to win it. We have to maintain the house, we’ve got to win the house and there are crucial congressional races taking place,” said Edward X. Young, from New Jersey.

Ahead of the VP’s event, doors opened at Uline to dozens. Meanwhile, an organized protest was on display about four miles away.

“We need to be known, we need to be heard. We need him to know that we’re important. It’s not about certain people, it’s about the whole country,” said Lois Wing, from Allentown.

The group behind the protest, Indivisible, is a progressive grassroots political movement formed after Trump’s election.

The Lehigh Valley Chapter’s lead organizer says Vance’s trip after Trump’s is due to what she calls their ‘flippable’ district, and their message on the economy is not hitting home with those struggling, especially around the holidays.

“You can’t call something a ‘democratic hoax’ like prices when people check out at the grocery store like I do,” said Brooke McDermott, lead organizer with the Indivisible Lehigh Valley Chapter.