{"id":62031,"date":"2025-12-16T05:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/62031\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:43:06","slug":"heres-what-we-know-about-vice-president-jd-vances-visit-to-the-lehigh-valley-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/62031\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s what we know about Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Lehigh Valley Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vice President JD Vance will visit the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday morning, holding an event at a local employer in Lehigh County.<\/p>\n

Here is what we know about the high-profile visit.<\/p>\n

When and where?<\/p>\n

Vance is scheduled to give remarks at 10 a.m. Tuesday at a Uline Shipping Supplies facility in Lower Macungie Township, according to the Republican National Committee website. Doors will be open to the public for 90 minutes starting at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n

People can register for one ticket per cellphone number online on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/a> The exact location of the event is 8449 Congdon Hill Drive.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 Republican vice president is expected to focus his speech on the economy; it is part of the administration\u2019s efforts to assure voters that it is working to address inflation, according to his office. The visit comes as U.S. voters are largely dissatisfied with the administration\u2019s handling of the economy: According to an AP poll, just 31% are satisfied with President Donald Trump\u2019s economic leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n

Who will be there?<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-7th District, will join Vance, according to a news release from his office. No other guests have been announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to welcoming Vice President Vance to the Lehigh Valley to discuss the work that Congress and this Administration have accomplished on behalf of all Americans,\u201d Mackenzie said in a statement. \u201cWorking together with the President and Vice President, we have managed to secure real tax relief for the people of the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, and we\u2019re looking forward to achieving more in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s visit comes a week after Trump appeared at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County for an address on the economy. He was joined by Mackenzie as well as fellow Pennsylvania GOP officials including U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnahan and Dan Meuser.<\/p>\n

During his speech, Trump said he mitigated inflation and a cost-of-living crisis caused by the administration of his predecessor, Joe Biden. But his speech also often veered toward personal attacks on his perceived political enemies and broad attacks toward immigrants<\/p>\n

Are anti-Vance protests planned?<\/p>\n

Activists with groups including Indivisible Lehigh Valley and Lehigh County Democrats plan to protest Vance\u2019s visit. According to an event listed on Mobilize.us, protesters will gather at 950 Mill Road, a nearby shopping center, at 9 a.m. The event listing asks protesters to dress for the cold and bring signs and banners.<\/p>\n

Will there be traffic delays?<\/p>\n

Police have not released any specific information on road closures, but expect traffic in and around the area Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vice President JD Vance will visit the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday morning, holding an event at a local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,836,182,139,50,432],"class_list":{"0":"post-62031","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news","11":"tag-election","12":"tag-local-news","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-politics","15":"tag-top-stories-tmc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}