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Story summary
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s Lakeland, Florida rally ended with Democratic candidate Ben Braver’s arrest.
- Ben Braver shouted “Thank you for the gas prices!” toward JD Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The Florida Times-Union reported Ben Braver was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest without violence.
- Australian academic Peter Cook said Ben Braver “deserves a medal.”
- Trump supporter Vem Miller said the arrest “is never a good look.”