{"id":2530102,"date":"2026-01-05T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-to-attack-on-his-house-takes-issue-with-media-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:39:14","slug":"jd-vance-responds-to-attack-on-his-house-takes-issue-with-media-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-responds-to-attack-on-his-house-takes-issue-with-media-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Responds to Attack on His House, Takes Issue with Media Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-responds-to-attack-on-his-house-takes-issue-with-media-coverage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President J.D. Vance&#8217;s Cincinnati home was attacked shortly after midnight Monday when a man allegedly used a hammer to smash windows and vandalized a Secret Service vehicle. kentucky resident William DeFoor, 26, was arrested overnight and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faces charges including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-jared-moskowitz-says-congress-should-consider-censuring-rashida-tlaib\/\" title=\"Rep. Jared Moskowitz urges Congress to consider censuring Rashida Tlaib.\">obstructing official business<\/a><\/a>, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass, and vandalism; his first court appearance is set for Tuesday. Vance said his family was already back in Washington, D.C., and thanked the Secret Service and Cincinnati police for their quick response, asking news outlets not to show images of the damaged home to protect his children. DeFoor has a prior criminal record, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-seeks-death-penalty-for-buffalo-supermarket-shooter-first-one-under-biden-admin\/\" title=\"DOJ seeks death penalty for Buffalo shooter, first under Biden admin\">previously pleading guilty<\/a> to vandalism and receiving restitution and mental health treatment. The article also notes past incidents in which Vance encountered protesters while out with his young daughter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance responded Monday to the attack on his Cincinnati home earlier in the day and asked the media to stop showing the damage done for the sake of his children.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-suspect-arrested-jd-vances-house-comes-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> Kentucky resident William DeFoor, 26, overnight after he allegedly used a hammer to smash windows of the Vance residence, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/05\/us-news\/one-person-arrested-after-windows-broken-at-jd-vance-cincinnati-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DeFoor is charged with obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass, and vandalism, according to Hamilton County jail records. His first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday,&rdquo; the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vance-home-ohio-damaged-man-detained-c53c099124e36642e4dd4d86c38cf33f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> said that Secret Service agents &ldquo;heard a loud noise at the house around midnight and found a person who had broken a window with a hammer and was trying to get in, according to two law enforcement officials who were not publicly authorized to discuss the investigation into what happened and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The man had also vandalized a Secret Service vehicle on his way up the home&rsquo;s driveway, one of the officials said.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred shortly after midnight Monday morning, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Vance responded, posting on social media, &ldquo;I appreciate everyone&rsquo;s well wishes about the attack at our home. As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I&rsquo;m grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t even home as we had returned already to DC,&rdquo; the VP noted. The second family returned from Cincinnati to the nation&rsquo;s capital Sunday afternoon, according to NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlwt.com\/article\/jd-vance-cincinnati-home-police-secret-service-response-investigation\/69914638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLWT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vance concluded, &ldquo;One request to the media: we try to protect our kids as much as possible from the realities of this life of public service. In that light, I am skeptical of the news value of plastering images of our home with holes in the windows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I appreciate everyone&rsquo;s well wishes about the attack at our home. As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I&rsquo;m grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly.<\/p>\n<p>We weren&rsquo;t even home as we had returned&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/2008188525162721647?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vance and his wife, Usha, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usha-vance-opens-major-difference-jd-hindu-catholic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three children<\/a>: two sons, Ewan and Vivek, and a daughter, Mirabel, ages 8, 5, and 3, respectively, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-jd-vance-kids-8678153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> said in November.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/09\/us-news\/jd-vance-says-he-was-confronted-by-pro-ukrainian-protesters-while-walking-with-toddler-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported in March that pro-Ukrainian protesters allegedly accosted Vance while he was taking his daughter for a walk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed),&rdquo; Vance wrote on X at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of &ldquo;Slava Ukraini&rdquo; protesters followed us around and shouted as my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-rebukes-pro-ukraine-protesters-for-chasing-his-3-year-old-daughter\/\" title=\"Vance rebukes pro-Ukraine ... for &#039;chasing&#039; his 3-year-old ...\">daughter grew increasingly anxious<\/a> and scared.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1898471709662916636?\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a mostly respectful conversation, but if you&rsquo;re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you&rsquo;re a s*** person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox Affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2026\/01\/05\/suspect-arrested-after-vandalizing-jd-vances-cincinnati-home-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXIX-TV<\/a> reported that DeFoor has a criminal history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: William DeFoor arrested in Cincinnati after he allegedly broke the windows of Vice President JD Vance&rsquo;s personal home.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with criminal damaging\/endangering, obstructing official business, criminal trespass, and vandalism <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODLWqHuPGb\">pic.twitter.com\/ODLWqHuPGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2008205427247575147?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He pleaded guilty in April to two counts of vandalism after causing $2,000 worth of damage to an interior design company, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>DeFoor was sentenced to pay $5,500 in restitution and to receive treatment at a mental health facility.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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