The vandalism appears to be an isolated incident.
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The Secret Service has taken one man into custody for attacking the Ohio home of J.D. Vance overnight while the Vance family was in Washington D.C., according to Vance’s press secretary.
“I appreciate everyone’s well wishes about the attack at our home. As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows,” the vice president wrote on X. “One request to the media: we try to protect our kids as much as possible from the realities of this life of public service. In that light, I am skeptical of the news value of plastering images of our home with holes in the windows.”
I appreciate everyone's well wishes about the attack at our home. As far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows. I'm grateful to the secret service and the Cincinnati police for responding quickly.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 5, 2026
We weren't even home as we had returned…
A suspect has been arrested after windows were broken at JD Vance’s Cincinnati home.
— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) January 5, 2026
Thankfully no one was home.
The left are the most dangerous, vile people alive.
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Law enforcement identified 26-year-old William DeFoor as the attacker. While the Secret Service had not previously identified the suspect as a potential risk, DeFoor has a criminal history.
He was previously convicted for vandalizing an interior design company and sentenced to two years of treatment at a mental health institution. It is unclear if he was supposed to be at that institution at the time of the attack on the vice president’s home.
According to an NPR/PBS/Marist poll, more Americans agreed with the statement, “Americans may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track” in 2025 than in 2024.
Vance, a convert to Catholicism, is widely considered to be the leading nominee for the Republican party in the 2028 presidential race.
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