{"id":2531202,"date":"2026-01-07T19:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-joins-in-mockery-of-democrats-performative-jan-6-candle-stunt\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:41:22","slug":"jd-vance-joins-in-mockery-of-democrats-performative-jan-6-candle-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-joins-in-mockery-of-democrats-performative-jan-6-candle-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Joins in Mockery of Democrats&#8217; &#8216;Performative&#8217; Jan. 6 Candle Stunt"},"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\">24<\/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-joins-in-mockery-of-democrats-performative-jan-6-candle-stunt%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=2531202&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>Democrats from the House and Senate gathered on the Senate steps for a candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol incursion, with leaders including Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer reportedly singing &#8220;God Bless America.&#8221; The event drew sharp mockery from conservatives online, who labeled it &#8220;performative theater,&#8221; and several high-profile right-leaning figures amplified the ridicule. Vice President J.D. Vance reposted an edited photo of Schumer and Jeffries wearing sombreros-a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meme motif reportedly<\/a> used as a recent government shutdown-to lampoon the Democrats, drawing praise from supporters on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. The article frames the vigil as the latest Democratic effort to cement January 6 in public memory, recalling the Pelosi-era committee that investigated the attack. It concludes by noting that those efforts did not prevent Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 return to the presidency and Vance&#8217;s rise to the vice presidency.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It probably wasn&rsquo;t the effect liberals were hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>When House and Senate Democrats staged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-event-supporting-blind-children-disrupted-by-pro-palestinian-demonstrators\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Christmas event for blind children\">candlelight event<\/a> on Monday to mark the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol incursion, it curdled quickly from melodrama to online conservative comedy.<\/p>\n<p>And Vice President J.D. Vance was right in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/democrats-jan-6-milestone-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported, &ldquo;several dozen&rdquo; Democrats from the House and Senate, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, held a vigil on the steps of the Senate to commemorate the 2021 event while singing &ldquo;God Bless America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reviews were not good.<\/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>&ldquo;Performative theater,&rdquo; scoffed conservative actor and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-literally-hires-superman-outspoken-conservative-dean-cain-joins-restore-truth-justice-american-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Cain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Performative theater. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4A9K6PVsW8\">https:\/\/t.co\/4A9K6PVsW8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDeanCain\/status\/2008695257245118866?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s cringe political theater and then there&rsquo;s whatever this is,&rdquo; wrote the conservative commentator who posts under the handle &ldquo;Western Lensman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Congressional Dems just held a candlelit vigil to honor the 5th January 6th anniversary <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzTdl3F7NP\">pic.twitter.com\/VzTdl3F7NP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2008669510283522126?\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then there was Vance, who reposted an image from the event showing Schumer and Jeffries, but in a photo edited to add sombreros to both men&rsquo;s heads.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s7uIjj5t7L\">https:\/\/t.co\/s7uIjj5t7L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YnZ7UExSYQ\">pic.twitter.com\/YnZ7UExSYQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/2008691467603292249?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vance didn&rsquo;t include commentary with the post. But he didn&rsquo;t have to.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/vance-reposts-sombrero-meme-mocking-democrats-jan-6-candlelight-vigil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted on Tuesday, sombreros have been a staple of social media mockery of Democrats since the party engineered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wh-literally-puts-jeffries-mariachi-band-video-repeat-will-blast-reporters-every-day-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the government shutdown<\/a> in October.<\/p>\n<p>The intent was to highlight the Republican case that the shutdown was brought about by Democrats&rsquo; determination to fund health care <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leavitt-turns-tables-reporter-claiming-no-illegal-immigrant-received-medicaid-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for illegal aliens<\/a>. But as Vance&rsquo;s post showed, it&rsquo;s also used as shorthand for mocking Democrats in general.<\/p>\n<p>And there&rsquo;s evidently a receptive audience for it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Perfect-o!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#119810;&#119810; (@ChatByCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChatByCC\/status\/2008692823231697001?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Best VP ever!<\/p>\n<p>Can&rsquo;t wait to vote for you in 2028!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AmericanPapaBear&trade; (@AmericaPapaBear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericaPapaBear\/status\/2008692164847362325?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I got pepper sprayed on those stairs on J6. Can confirm it was muy picante.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RichieMcG (@RichieMcGinniss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichieMcGinniss\/status\/2008717843773465041?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;vigil&rdquo; was just the latest effort by the Democratic Party to push the Capitol incursion into American history.<\/p>\n<p>During the Joe Biden presidency, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liz-cheneys-jan-6-committee-vicious-sec-defense-felt-threatened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handpicked committee<\/a> with the goal of stirring up publicity about the event long after most Americans had moved on &mdash; and permanently damaging Donald Trump&rsquo;s political prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 election that brought Trump back to the White House &mdash; and made J.D. Vance the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-kamala-harris-speech-pushing-her-to-breaking-point-im-speaking\/\" title=\"Watch: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Kamala Harris&#039; Speech, Pushing Her to Breaking Point - &#039;I&#039;m Speaking!&#039;\">vice president &#038;mdash<\/a>; shows how well that worked out.<\/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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