Another day, another reminder that political violence and intimidation are becoming normalized, as long as the target is on the right. Early Monday morning, an unidentified man was arrested after allegedly smashing windows at the Cincinnati home of Vice President JD Vance, according to authorities.
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Both parents are registered as Democrats, donating over $11,000 to Kamala Harris in 2024.
They also donated to Joe Biden.
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 5, 2026
The suspect was detained by Secret Service agents and later handed over to local police on suspicion of property damage. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed that the residence was unoccupied at the time and that the Vice President and his family were not in Ohio. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the incident itself is hard to dismiss as random mischief.
According to the Associated Press, agents heard a loud noise near the home around midnight and discovered that a man had broken a window with a hammer and was attempting to get inside. One law enforcement official told the outlet that the suspect also vandalized a Secret Service vehicle while making his way up the driveway. That detail alone should end any effort to downplay this as harmless vandalism.
WLWT-TV reported that Vance, 41, had spent the past week in Cincinnati before returning to Washington on Sunday afternoon. The home, located in the upscale Walnut Hills neighborhood, was purchased by Vance in 2018 for $1.4 million. It has been a known residence for years, which raises obvious questions about intent.
This is not the first time Vance’s home has drawn unwanted attention. Last year, it became a flashpoint after pro-Ukraine protesters demonstrated outside the house and allegedly confronted him while he was walking with his young daughter. Vance later explained on X that he tried to defuse the situation by speaking with the protesters so they would leave his child alone. “If you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a s–t person,” he wrote at the time. That assessment has aged remarkably well.
What stands out in this latest incident is how quickly it is being treated as a footnote. If a vice president from the other party had his windows smashed and an intruder tried to get inside with a hammer, the media would already be using words like “terror,” “threat to democracy,” and “national crisis.” Instead, the coverage is muted, clinical, and oddly uninterested.
Cincinnati police have not yet responded publicly to requests for comment, and details about the suspect’s identity and motives are still emerging. An update later identified the suspect and released a mugshot, but the larger issue remains unchanged.
Political disagreement does not justify harassment, vandalism, or attempted break-ins. Targeting elected officials at their homes, especially when families are involved, is dangerous and unacceptable. The fact that this keeps happening, and that it is often shrugged off when conservatives are on the receiving end, says far more about the current political climate than any campaign speech ever could.
It was BIG news when Piglosis windows were smashed every news helicopter in the world was flying over showing the broken glass!!! But if someone was breaking in why was the broken glass on the outside of the window not the inside