The Left is getting in their own way. That tends to be their MO.
Now Democrats are getting ruthlessly mocked for this boneheaded move in Congress
Democrats pulled out all the stops to throw a wrench into President Donald Trump’s Tuesday evening speech to a joint session of Congress, but their antics mostly amounted to one ejected lawmaker and some icy stares from Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
The drama kicked off early when Rep. Al Green (D-TX) got the boot from the chamber just as Trump started talking.
Left behind, his fellow Democrats parked themselves in a grim, silent protest—broken only by a few boos—clutching signs that looked like auction paddles emblazoned with anti-Trump jabs. Applause? Standing? Not a chance.
Trump didn’t let it slide. He called them out right off the bat, pointing out they’d “never clap for me no matter how great my accomplishments were,” then powered through his speech undeterred.
As he spoke, Vance and Johnson occasionally shot piercing looks across the aisle, zeroing in on the Democrats’ stonewalling.
The peanut gallery on X caught every second of it, lighting up the platform with reactions to Vance and Johnson’s unspoken commentary.
“JD Vance is like the dad the Democrats never had,” one user quipped.
“I love watching Mike Johnson and JD Vance giving Democrats really dirty looks for acting like listless s***s,” Twitchy’s Sam Janney chimed in.
“JD Vance is the ultimate wingman for Trump. I’m living for the daggers he stares at Dems when they get belligerent and start shouting. You always gotta have a guy like that in your circle,” Jason Howerton posted.
Miranda Devine weighed in: “Love how JD Vance keeps looking over at the Democrats and smiling.”
“Vance Glance strikes again,” another user noted.
“JD Vance is all of us right now how he’s eyeballing the democrats,” one posted.
“JD Vance and Speaker Johnson are up there giving someone on the democrats side the same look my momma used to give me when I was acting up in church,” another added.
The night may have been a Democratic fumble—disruptions sidelined, optics shaky—but Trump pressed on, backed by Vance and Johnson’s steely resolve.
X lit up with fans of the duo’s quiet firepower, proving the real showdown wasn’t just in the speech, but in the stares that said it all.
