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Norwegian Tourist Denied Entry Over VP Meme Controversy

6/25/2025

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Norwegian tourist Mads Mikkelsen, 21, faced a shocking ordeal at Newark Liberty International Airport when a meme of Vice President JD Vance on his phone led to his denial of entry. Under intense questioning and threats of imprisonment, he was compelled to unlock his phone, shattering his plans to visit friends in New York and Austin, Texas.

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Norwegian tourist Mads Mikkelsen, 21, faced a shocking ordeal at Newark Liberty International Airport when a meme of Vice President JD Vance on his phone led to his denial of entry. Under intense questioning and threats of imprisonment, he was compelled to unlock his phone, shattering his plans to visit friends in New York and Austin, Texas.