Vice President JD Vance discussed his observations regarding Congressional Democrats during President Trump’s State of the Union address, labeling their behavior as “cowardice.” While many viewers noted the Democrats’ reluctance to stand or applaud the president’s achievements in his first year, Vance pointed out something else only he could see: Democratic members appeared to be looking at each other, seemingly seeking cues or permission before responding to the president’s remarks.
? BREAKING: JD Vance reveals he watched Congressional Democrats COWARDLY look around for cues about whether to stand up and clap for common sense statements like — "Americans before illegals"
"The COWARDICE. A few Democrats politely clapped, were WORRIED about being primaried!"… pic.twitter.com/a4HD1BAReh
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 25, 2026
“First of all, obviously, most Democrats didn’t stand up or clap, and what a shame that is,” Vance said. “What a sad commentary that is on the Democratic Party, that the idea that the American government should stand for American citizens, not illegal aliens. That shouldn’t be controversial, but apparently it was to the Democrats.”
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But there was more:
But I will say, Bill, something that I saw that probably most TV viewers didn’t see was really the cowardice, because there were a few Democrats who sort of politely clapped. They didn’t want to stand up. I guess maybe they were worried about being primaried by the far-left fringe of their party. But they were all looking around. They weren’t actually saying, you know what, I’m going to stand and support this because this is a common-sense, obvious statement. They were all looking around for cues from their colleagues, because they didn’t have the courage to stand on their own.
The trend persisted as the president introduced his guests, many of whom were celebrated as American heroes. They deserved an enthusiastic round of applause, yet several received only lukewarm or delayed responses from the Democratic side of the chamber. Whether this hesitance arose from — as Vice President Vance pointed out — fear of a primary challenge from the far left, or from a deep-seated reluctance to acknowledge anything linked to the president, remains an open question.
“And that, more than anything, Bill, is the saddest commentary on the Democratic Party, that not only will they not stand for the idea that Americans should come first, they won’t even have the courage of their convictions,” Vance added. “They lean on the person to their left and their right rather than actually have some conviction.”
We will have to wait and see if their lack of conviction impacts their chances in the 2026 midterms. However, for now, it appears that opposition to Trump has become the key factor uniting the left.
