{"id":2607514,"date":"2026-05-27T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-house-candidate-daughter-of-immigrants-goes-viral-after-refusing-to-acknowledge-pledge-of-allegiance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:04:08","slug":"dem-house-candidate-daughter-of-immigrants-goes-viral-after-refusing-to-acknowledge-pledge-of-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-house-candidate-daughter-of-immigrants-goes-viral-after-refusing-to-acknowledge-pledge-of-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem House Candidate, Daughter of Immigrants, Goes Viral After Refusing to Acknowledge Pledge of Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fdem-house-candidate-daughter-of-immigrants-goes-viral-after-refusing-to-acknowledge-pledge-of-allegiance%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=2607514&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>A California Democratic candidate for Congress, Sacramento City Councilwoman Mai Vang, has gone viral for refusing to acknowledge the U.S. flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video shared online<\/a>, she stood with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tebowmania-top-5-selling-jerseys-on-nfl-website-all-belong-to-tim-tebow-following-comeback\/\" title=\"TEBOWMANIA: Top 5 Selling Jerseys On NFL Website ALL Belong To Tim Tebow Following Comeback\">back turned<\/a> while other council members recited the pledge, then stared down at her hands. The clip\u2019s recording date is unclear, though Vang previously said she does not recite the pledge at every council meeting, describing it as a moment for reflection on injustices affecting her communities.<\/p>\n<p>Her past remarks also criticized Americans for becoming \u201cnumb\u201d to current events and suggested this could contribute to public complacency. Vang\u2019s campaign says she is the daughter of Hmong refugees who fled Laos and settled in California, and that she grew up in Sacramento. She is running to challenge incumbent Rep. doris Matsui, and her website highlights policies aimed at making California schools safe for students and families regardless of immigration status.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>A California Democrat running for Congress went viral this week after a video showed her refusing to acknowledge the American flag during the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, d earlier this week by the popular X account End Wokeness, featured Sacramento City Councilwoman Mai Vang standing with her back turned toward the flag while other council members recited the pledge.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the other council members participating in the pledge while Vang stares down at her hands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sacramento Councilwoman Mai Vang turns back on flag, rejects Pledge Of Allegiance: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0IIJUuRoPu\">pic.twitter.com\/0IIJUuRoPu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2058563386523165000?\">May 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when the footage was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Vang had addressed her refusal to acknowledge the pledge in a post from last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is exactly why I choose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during every council meeting,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as I love this country, I use that moment to ground myself \u2014 to center our communities and remind myself of the injustices and harm that continue to affect so many, both locally and across the globe, under this nation\u2019s influence,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Vang also accused Americans of becoming \u201cnumb\u201d to current events and claimed \u201cit\u2019s part of the plan to keep us complacent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMaiForUs%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02yTM4woezqexaUk5CAFzhMyN5iUspV34mpZtT1FfWoQzn28wJbTqETTunRsdob18cl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut instead, we resist,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-mask-is-slipping-hollywood-losing-faith-in-dems-after-disastrous-response-to-california-wildfires\/\" title=\"The Mask Is Slipping: Hollywood Losing Faith in Dems After Disastrous Response to ... Wildfires\">post included tags<\/a> such as \u201c#FreePalestine,\u201d as well as messages that appeared tied to anti-ICE activism.<\/p>\n<p>According to her campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maiforus.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Vang is the daughter of Hmong refugees who fled Laos and settled in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMai\u2019s parents fled war in Laos and arrived in California to find a new life,\u201d the site said.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign biography said Vang was born and raised in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-plans-mega-concert-for-reopening-majority-of-tickets-will-go-to-vaccinated\/\" title=\"NYC Plans Mega Concert For Reopening, Majority Of Tickets Will Go To Vaccinated\">website added<\/a> that during President Donald Trump\u2019s first administration, Vang \u201cchampioned and passed the first-ever Safe Haven Resolution in the State of California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the campaign, California schools must be \u201ca place of safety and protection for all students and families, regardless of immigration status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vang is running a campaign to unseat <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California%27s_7th_Congressional_District\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incumbent<\/a> Rep. 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