JD Vance says the Left is responsible for political violence after WHCD shooting

Published April 29, 2026 5:22pm ET | Updated April 29, 2026 6:52pm ET



Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday the Left was largely responsible for the majority of political violence in the United States, days after Secret Service hurriedly escorted him offstage during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

“Political violence right now is coming not exclusively, but largely from one side of the aisle,” Vance said on Fox News’s the Will Cain show. “The president has now faced three serious attempts on his life in just the past year-and-a-half.”

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