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万斯家乡面包店的员工现场见证了副总统为附近钢铁厂宣传500万美元拨款的集会
作者：詹姆斯·西罗内 福克斯新闻
俄亥俄州面包店员工回忆意外登上万斯车队，称经历“超现实”
28岁的克里斯塔莉兹·波塔拉丁和53岁的厄休拉·布什告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，上周五在俄亥俄州米德尔敦的中央糕点店会见副总统后，她们“欣喜若狂”。
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当副总统JD·万斯上周五到访他家乡的甜甜圈店时，克里斯塔莉兹·波塔拉丁万万没想到他会邀请自己参加他即将举行的集会。
但等她反应过来时，波塔拉丁和另外两名中央糕点店的同事已经登上了万斯车队的一辆汽车，前往俄亥俄州米德尔敦附近的钢铁厂观看他演讲。
“我们知道他会来米德尔敦，所以以为他会顺路来店里，”28岁的波塔拉丁在周三接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。“那天早上我还在祈祷，心想‘要是他能顺路来就好了，我们可以和他合影、聊聊天’。”
万斯确实到访了，他首先问候了店主薇拉·斯拉姆卡，薇拉开玩笑说他“瘦了太多”，距离上次见面已是许久。副总统笑了笑，点了一个“丑甜甜圈”——这家店标志性的变形糖霜甜甜圈。他称这些甜甜圈是“世界上最好吃的”。
副总统JD·万斯畅谈天主教信仰与和上帝的关系：“我找到了归属感”
副总统JD·万斯8月21日在俄亥俄州米德尔敦的中央糕点店柜台前，与店主薇拉·斯拉姆卡打招呼。(@vppresssec / X)
万斯和斯拉姆卡以及其他员工合影后，波塔拉丁回忆说，自己随口提了一句想去看副总统的演讲。
“当时他正和薇拉聊天，我就随口说了一句‘我想看这场演讲’，结果他直接说‘你想来吗？’，是他先提的，”波塔拉丁说。
波塔拉丁和同事厄休拉·布什、詹妮弗·科比接受了邀请，搭上了万斯一名幕僚的车。
“我们一路上都在笑，还拍了视频，”波塔拉丁说。“真的很有趣，我们都玩得很开心。我想当时和我们一起的人也很享受我们的反应。”
28岁的克里斯塔莉兹·波塔拉丁上周在中央糕点店与副总统JD·万斯自拍，此前万斯将在俄亥俄州米德尔敦的克利夫兰-克利夫斯钢铁厂发表演讲。(@vppresssec / X)
CNN嘉宾团盛赞JD·万斯的形象蜕变，承认其亮相《观点》节目后的媒体宣传“令人印象深刻”
经过8分钟的车程，这三位受宠若惊的女性被带到克利夫兰-克利夫斯钢铁厂，直接坐在了万斯演讲台的左侧。
他的演讲聚焦于为该工厂提供的新一笔500万美元联邦拨款，万斯的祖父数十年前曾在这里当焊工。克利夫兰-克利夫斯还将再投入500万美元。
根据美国能源部的数据，这笔公私合营投资旨在加强国内钢铁供应链，预计将创造2300个就业岗位。
53岁的布什告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，亲眼见证万斯宣布钢铁厂振兴计划“太不可思议了”，因为她的多位家人也曾在这里工作，包括她的父亲、曾祖父、曾祖母和曾叔父。
副总统JD·万斯8月21日在俄亥俄州米德尔敦的克利夫兰-克利夫斯米德尔敦工厂发表演讲。(乔恩·切里/美联社照片)
第二夫人乌莎·万斯在JD·万斯2028年参选猜测中持“开放态度”
布什表示，万斯给人的感觉“真诚又亲切”。
“我和他交谈时就感受到了这一点。他本不必邀请我们随行，也不必对我们这么好，”她说。
另一件能“充分体现”万斯品格的事，是他对7月19日出生的新生儿亚历克·尼尔·万斯的悉心照料。
副总统JD·万斯和妻子乌莎带着他们的孩子，包括刚出生的男婴亚历克。(第二夫人乌莎·万斯 @SLOTUS on X)
“他跟我们讲了宝宝第一次睡整觉的事，那晚只醒了一次，”布什说。“我独自抚养过三个孩子，他能记住孩子那晚只醒了一次，这对我来说意义重大。那让我觉得他是个真实的人。”
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两位女性都对这次经历心怀感激，两人都坦言一周过去了，她们依然兴奋不已。
“能拥有很多人都没有过的经历，真的是一种荣幸。我真的觉得是上帝眷顾了我们。我现在还很激动，可能接下来一辈子都会激动，”波塔拉丁说。
詹姆斯·西罗内是福克斯新闻数字频道突发/热点新闻团队的撰稿人。新闻线索请发送至james.cirrone@fox.com。
Ohio bakery workers recount surprise JD Vance encounter that took an unexpected turn
August 27, 2026 1:48pm EDT / Fox News
Workers at Vance’s hometown bakery got front-row seats to a rally where the VP touted a $500M grant for nearby steel mill
By James Cirrone, Fox News
Ohio bakery workers recount ‘surreal’ motorcade ride after surprise JD Vance visit
Cristaliz Portalatin, 28, and Ursula Bush, 53, told Fox News Digital they were on “cloud nine” after meeting the vice president last Friday at Central Pastry Shop in Middletown, Ohio.
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When Vice President JD Vance stopped in at his hometown donut shop last Friday, the last thing Cristaliz Portalatin expected was for him to invite her to his upcoming rally.
But before she knew it, Portalatin and two of her fellow Central Pastry Shop employees were piling into a car in Vance’s motorcade to watch him speak at the nearby steel mill in Middletown, Ohio.
“We knew he was going to come into Middletown, so we assumed he was going to stop by the shop,” Portalatin, 28, told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. “That morning, I was praying, and I was like, ‘You know, it’d be nice for him to stop by, we can take a picture and talk to him.’”
Vance did indeed visit, first greeting the shop’s owner, Vera Slamka, who made a joke about him “losing too much weight” since the last time they saw each other. The vice president laughed before ordering an “ugly,” the shop’s signature misshapen-glazed donut. He called them “the best donuts in the world.”
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Vice President JD Vance stands at the counter of Central Pastry Shop in Middletown, Ohio, Aug. 21, as he greets the owner, Vera Slamka.(@vppresssec / X)
After Vance took pictures with Slamka and the rest of the staff, Portalatin recalled making an offhand comment about wanting to see the vice president’s speech.
“It was a comment that I made when he was talking to Vera. I just said, ‘I would like to see the speech.’ And he just said, ‘Do you want to come?’ That came from him,” Portalatin said.
Portalatin, along with her coworkers Ursula Bush and Jennifer Coby, accepted the offer and got to ride in a car with one of Vance’s staffers.
“We were just like laughing and were taking videos,” Portalatin said. “It was very fun. We were just really enjoying. And I think the people that were there with us were also enjoying us and our reaction.”
Cristaliz Portalatin, 28, takes a selfie with Vice President JD Vance during his visit to the Central Pastry Shop last week, ahead of his speech at the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill in Middletown, Ohio.(@vppresssec / X)
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After an eight-minute ride, the starstruck trio were led into the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill and were seated immediately left of the stage Vance spoke from.
His speech focused on the new $500 million federal grant for the facility, which Vance’s grandfather worked at as a welder decades earlier. Cleveland-Cliffs will invest another $500 million.
The public-private investment is aimed at strengthening the domestic steel supply chain and is estimated to create 2,300 jobs, according to the Department of Energy.
Bush, 53, told Fox News Digital that it was “amazing” to watch Vance announce this revitalization of the steel plant because she too has had many family members who worked there, including her father, great-grandfather, great-grandmother and great-uncle.
Vice President JD Vance speaks at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works, Aug. 21, in Middletown, Ohio.(Jon Cherry/AP Photo)
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Bush said Vance came across as “genuine” and “personable.”
“I got that when I was talking to him. He didn’t have to ask us to come with him. He didn’t have to treat us as well as he treated us,” she said.
Another thing about Vance that “spoke volumes” about his character was his attentiveness to his new baby, Alec Neel Vance, who was born on July 19.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha with their children, including newborn baby boy Alec.(Second Lady Usha Vance @SLOTUS on X)
“He told us a little story about how the baby slept for the first time and only woke up once that night,” Bush said. “I have three kids that I took care of all by myself, and for him to know that the kid only woke up once, that to me meant a lot. That made him a real person to me.”
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The two women came away grateful for the experience, with both of them admitting they are still buzzing almost a week later.
“It truly was an honor to do something that not a lot of people get to do. I really think God allowed that to happen to us. So I’m still excited. I’ll probably be excited for the next lifetime,” Portalatin said.
James Cirrone is a writer on the Breaking/Trending News team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to james.cirrone@fox.com.
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