JD Vance Serves Beer To Service Members During Refueling Stop, Reminds Himself Not To ‘Chug’

Vice President JD Vance poured a few beers for American service members at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, speaking to troops briefly while his plane refueled during his return trip back to the United States.

The vice president has seen a busy week beginning with Easter Sunday at the Vatican, where he briefly met with the late Pope Francis just hours before the pontiff died of a stroke, followed by a trip to India with Second Lady Usha Vance and their three children.

Vance, according to the pool report, commented on the hectic nature of his schedule as he spoke to the crowd, saying in part, “I have no idea what the hell day it is, what time it is, but we’re glad to be here with you guys.”

“I guess as a small token of appreciation, I’m going to serve you guys some beers,” the vice president said after he’d finished speaking. He drank first, raising a traditional German painted stein and prepared to toast the gathered service members.

Initially joking that he should chug the beer, Vance quickly course-corrected, saying, “That would go viral, and not in a good way, my friends.”

Instead, he sipped from the stein and offered his toast: “To the airmen of this base, the airwomen of this base, and all of our troops serving overseas, God bless you guys. Cheers.”

Vance proceeded to pour beers from the “kegerator,” designed and built by Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Davis, as the troops filed in, some exchanging greetings and asking the vice president to take photos with them.

Vice President @JDVance pouring up some beers for the troops during a refuel stop at Ramstein Air Base???? pic.twitter.com/eU4VJYBqBZ

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One airman asked how his flight had been, to which Vance replied, “It was 9 hours and 20 minutes with three little kids and as good as it could be … I’m not giving everybody a full pour here.”

“What’s up man?” Vance asked one airman. “Drinking on the job here, now that your tour’s over?”

“Are you old enough to drink this beer?” he asked another.

One female airman reportedly asked Vance to do “the Trump dance.”

Davis asked Vance to sign his “kegerator,” and he happily obliged. “This thing is awesome,” he said.

Per pooler @natalie_allison: VP Vance served beer to 100+ Air Force, Army and Space Force today at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on his way back to the USA.

The airman who built this kegerator (Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Davis) asked @VP to sign it.

Vance wrote: “To… pic.twitter.com/qrcDHpR8nx

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) April 24, 2025