“I couldn’t watch it, it was so embarrassing.” Vance’s visit to the store was a huge hit online.

The zoo has come to town.

While Democrats selected Kamala Harris as their nominee at their convention in Chicago, the Ohio senator traveled across the country to meet with voters.

In Valdosta, Georgia, Vance stopped by Holt’s Sweet Shop to take some photos. On American campaign trails, candidates like to show up at a pizza place or burger joint to show their closeness to the people.

Vance was clearly down on his luck. The lady behind the counter didn’t even think about joining the conversation and contributing to the Republican campaign in any way.

The awkward situation in the store was filmed by someone who happened to be in the store at the time. The recording quickly found its way online and became very popular on the X platform, where it has already received more than 10 million views.

J.D. Vance walks up to the counter and says to the saleswoman, “The zoo is coming to town.” The woman’s answer is very curt. “Yes, sir,” she says, before adding that she doesn’t want to be photographed.