Vice President JD Vance rallies Kansas Republicans during Olathe visit

Robert A. Cronkleton, The Kansas City Star on Sep 14, 2026

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Vice President JD Vance rallied supporters and Republican officials in Olathe, Kansas, on Monday, his second visit to the Kansas City area in four months.

Much like his May appearance at Milbank Manufacturing in Kansas City, Vance promoted President Donald Trump’s manufacturing agenda, immigration enforcement and “America First” economic policies while attacking Democrats.

Monday’s speech took place at Webco Manufacturing Inc. in Olathe, a metal fabrication company with three facilities and 250 employees, according to the company’s website.

“Wow. Kansas, how we doing today? I see a lot of Chiefs Kingdom gear out there. Are we excited about Kansas City tonight?” Vance said in his opening remarks.

He thanked Webco’s leaders and singled out its employees, praising the company’s “incredible welders and machinists making amazing things every single day.”

Vance praised Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, urging voters to support them in their respective races. He called Masterson “your next governor.”

Vance said Masterson, as Senate president, had passed “the largest tax cuts in history” and fought tirelessly against corruption. Masterson, Vance said, “is going to make an even greater governor than he does a Senate president.”

Vance called Marshall “an incredible ally of our administration,” saying he had “stood up for the workers” and businesses of Kansas.

A protester then interrupted Vance’s address and was ushered out. The crowd booed, then began chanting, “USA! USA! USA!”

A portion of the speech focused on Democratic candidates the Rev. Adam Hamilton, who is challenging Marshall for his U.S. Senate seat, and state Sen. Cindy Holscher, whom Vance portrayed as too liberal for Kansas. Holscher is running against Masterson for governor.

Vance said the Trump administration, with help from Marshall and other Republican leaders, had “reversed 40 years of industrial decline in this country.”

Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations. He said immigration enforcement protects wages, housing affordability and public safety.

“We’re also seeing that our country is getting safer too, because we’re currently experiencing the largest reduction in violent crime in U.S. history,” Vance said. “Homicides are at their lowest level in 126 years, and it’s because we got the criminals out.”

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