EXCLUSIVE: JD Vance campaign had approval for PA Primanti Bros visit before it was shut down by corporate
Vance stood outside the building and greeted all of the supporters there, taking selfies with them.
Vance stood outside the building and greeted all of the supporters there, taking selfies with them.

During a visit to North Versailles, Pennsylvania, the JD Vance campaign had gotten permission to host an event at the well-known Primanti Bros sandwich shop. However, according to sources close to the campaign, the Ohio senator and vice-presidential candidate were made to leave the location by higher-ups in the restaurant chain's corporate offices.
Sources close to the campaign told The Post Millennial that they they had approval from the manager of the shop to go in and do a campaign stop to meet and greet people from the area. More than 100 people were there waiting for Vance.
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View on XAfter he arrived, everything was fine. But when the media showed up and the manager called corporate, higher-ups shut it down, the source said.
The more than 100 people at the location were waiting for him to come into the restaurant, however, videos from those in attendance said that Vance was not allowed to come into the location at all. Despite this, he went in and paid for everyone's food and gave a tip to the location.
One person who took footage inside the restaurant said that the manager went outside to tell Vance that he could not come into Primanti Bros, or else the police would be called.
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View on XOne patron said that Primanti Brothers was losing about $2,000 because of the location not allowing Vance to come into the restaurant to hold the event with supporters.
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