It’s obvious there are two Americas now. In one, citizens are balancing family budgets, worrying about what their kids are being taught, and praying for a return to sanity. In the other, sequestered inside the D.C. bubble, the political class is obsessed with its own self-important psychodramas, utterly detached from reality.
This ruling class has a bizarre tic: whenever their failures become too glaring to ignore, they stage an elaborate, televised performance. We got another reminder this week on the Capitol steps—a cringe-worthy pity party complete with candles and overwrought speeches. The whole production was designed to project solemnity. Instead, it just proved how deeply unserious these people are, clinging to a five-year-old event for dear life. The theatrics were thick, with Democratic leaders delivering lines that sounded scripted and hollow.
From ‘Fox News’:
“We are here today because we must never forget what happened on Jan. 6 five years ago,” Schumer said, adding that future generations should remember it. “The day democracy was placed at greater risk than it has been in a century, and more than a century.”
Schumer recalled being evacuated during the breach, saying he and others were “within 20 feet of those rioters of those insurrectionists” as they were moved to safety.
“On Jan. 6, our Capitol Police officers were heroes. Our DC police were heroes,” Schumer said. “…We will make sure that your sacrifices that day are never forgotten, nor will we ever, ever forget the lives of those we lost in the connection with the attack.”
This is the kind of hysterical nonsense Americans are tired of hearing. Five years have gone by. We have a new president. But for the Left, it’s always 2021, and they are the eternal victims.
A Perfect Response to the Pathetic
Not everyone, however, was playing along. As Democrats belted out a weak version of “God Bless America” for the cameras, Vice President JD Vance lobbed a grenade of pure mockery into their ceremony. He simply reposted a meme, adding festive sombreros to the heads of Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, exposing the entire charade for the clown show it was.
https://t.co/s7uIjj5t7L pic.twitter.com/YnZ7UExSYQ
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 7, 2026
With one silent post, Vance vaporized their sanctimonious performance. He didn’t need a press release. He didn’t need a counter-protest. He used the language of the people to ridicule the powerful, showing what a confident and fearless leader looks like. He refused to dignify their game, and in doing so, he won.
A Familiar Pattern of Performance
This isn’t new behavior, of course. We all remember 2020, when Nancy Pelosi and her cronies decided to play dress-up, kneeling in the Capitol while wearing Ghanaian Kente cloth stoles. Then, as now, the gesture was a deeply embarrassing substitute for leadership. When faced with a real crisis, the modern Left’s reflex is not to govern, but to perform. They would rather light a candle for a past grievance than light a fire under our struggling economy.
These are not the actions of a serious political party. They are the desperate stunts of an ideology with nothing left in the tank. As one person on social media rightly put it, “These people and their theater antics are so embarrassing.”
While Democrats Play Pretend, Trump Leads
The contrast between this empty pageantry and real-world leadership is blinding. While Chuck Schumer was busy auditioning for an award for his five-year-old sob story, President Donald Trump was making history. Just last year, he brokered a landmark peace plan in the Middle East that secured the return of all living Israeli hostages. He achieved the impossible.
That is leadership. It isn’t holding vigils for yourself; it’s securing peace and prosperity for America and its allies. While Democrats remain hopelessly mired in the past, President Trump and patriots like JD Vance are building a stronger future. One is leadership. The other is performance art for an audience of none.
The Democrats’ pathetic candlelight ceremony wasn’t about remembering anything. It was a confession. They are a party so bankrupt of vision that their only comfort lies in endlessly re-watching their own highlight reel of victimhood. Thankfully, a new generation of conservatives is here to remind them that America’s best days are ahead—not five years in the rearview mirror.
Key Takeaways
- Democrats substitute performative political theater for actual governance and problem-solving.
- JD Vance represents a new, confident conservatism that uses humor to expose the Left’s absurdity.
- True leadership delivers tangible results, like President Trump’s peace deals, not empty gestures.
Sources: Fox News
