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Vice President J.D. Vance rolled into Concord, North Carolina [ [link removed] ], today with a message: law and order isn’t optional—it’s survival.
In front of a packed crowd, Vance leaned hard into the Trump administration’s theme that Americans deserve to feel safe in their own neighborhoods. And he didn’t just talk theory—Vance told stories.
Washington, D.C., has a remarkable recovery under Trump’s National Guard surge. Memphis is now begging for federal help as crime spiraled out of control.
Neighboring city, Charlotte, is mourning Iryna Zarutska, murdered by a repeat offender who slipped through the cracks of Meclenburg County’s broken justice system.
“If our great police officers find a violent criminal and lock them up,” Vance thundered, “we ought to keep ’em locked up instead of letting them back on our streets with a slap on the wrist.”
That line landed with applause, because North Carolinians don’t need to be reminded about the stakes. They’ve watched crime escalate in their own communities.
Two Weeks Without Murder: A Miracle in D.C.
Vance recalled when Trump sent the National Guard into D.C. The result? Not a single murder for two weeks straight.
To most world leaders, that sounded pathetic—two weeks without killing shouldn’t be news. But to a city averaging a murder every other day, it was a record.
Proof that backbone and political will can deliver results.
“Being pro-law and order isn’t complicated,” Vance said. “It’s about willpower. It’s about backing our cops instead of handcuffing them.”
That was the refrain: safety comes first.
The Charlotte Tragedy That Should Shame Democrats
The Vice President hit hard on the most brutal recent headlines in North Carolina. A young Ukrainian refugee, just 22, was murdered on a Charlotte bus by a man arrested 14 times before. Fourteen. Law enforcement had done its job over and over.
The political class failed, and the judicial system failed.
Iryna had survived war only to be killed in a city where “soft-on-crime” policies gave her killer chance after chance. Vance called it what it was: a disgrace and an insult to every cop who risked his life to keep that man off the streets.
“Governor Cooper says we need to do more,” Vance scoffed. “Law enforcement did their job. It’s time for politicians to do theirs.”
Remembering Charlie Kirk
Vance also honored the slain activist Charlie Kirk, assassinated at just 31. He called Kirk a patriot who believed in the civic virtue of debate and the Christian duty of evangelism.
“He gave his life to protect that civic virtue,” Vance said. “And his loss was the nation’s loss.”
The crowd went somber. For Vance, Kirk’s death wasn’t just a personal tragedy. It was a symbol of what happens when political violence is winked at, excused, or ignored.
Political Violence: The Elephant in the Room
The Vice President turned his sights on left-wing rhetoric, blaming Democrat leaders and the media for painting cops as villains.
“When you call ICE officers Nazis, when you lie about their work, you’re encouraging lunatics to target them,” Vance said, referencing this week’s shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.
His warning was stark: words have consequences. The demonization of law enforcement isn’t abstract—it breeds violence against those sworn to protect us.
A Call for Common Sense
The statistics are damning. In most major cities, fewer than 1% of residents commit the overwhelming majority of violent crimes. Yet the political left insists on turning law enforcement into a racial wedge issue instead of focusing on keeping repeat offenders behind bars.
“This isn’t black or white,” Vance argued. “It’s about a tiny group of violent criminals Democrats want to release, and Republicans want to lock up so the rest of us can live in peace.”
The crowd roared. Because for families in North Carolina, this isn’t ideology—it’s personal. It’s whether your kid can walk home from school without fear.
The Governor Who Pardoned Killers
And while JD Vance was pledging law and order in Concord, North Carolinians are facing a Senate candidate with a record that screams the opposite.
Former NC Democratic Governor Roy Cooper —now running for the U.S. Senate—left office pardoning convicted killers. Not low-level offenders. Not drug crimes. Murderers.
Here’s the rap sheet [ [link removed] ] of Cooper’s “mercy:”
Rayford Burke, 66 – Convicted in Iredell County in 1993 for murdering a witness who testified against him.
Elrico Fowler, 49 – Convicted in Mecklenburg County in 1997 for killing a hotel worker during a robbery.
Cerron Hooks, 46 – Convicted in Forsyth County in 2000 for shooting a man four times, then stomping his head and chest.
Guy LeGrande, 65 – Convicted in Stanly County in 1996 in a “murder for hire” scheme.
James Little, 38 – Convicted in Forsyth County in 2008 for killing and robbing a cab driver, while being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Robbie Locklear, 52 – Convicted in Robeson County in 1996 for killing a man, stealing his car, and torching the victim’s home.
Lawrence Peterson, 55 – Convicted in Richmond County in 1996 for robbing and killing a 67-year-old grandmother.
William Robinson, 41 – Convicted in Stanly County in 2011 for felony murder after shooting one man dead and wounding another during a robbery. Robinson had a long history of violent crime.
Christopher Roseboro, 60 – Convicted in Gaston County in 1997 of murder, rape, assault, and larceny.
These weren’t minor offenses. These were cold-blooded killers—and the Democrat who pardoned them now wants a promotion to the U.S. Senate.
The Message
Vice President Vance’s Concord stop was a warning shot to every voter who’s tired of watching political elites treat crime as a partisan parlor game. He offered a choice: either stand with cops, or stand in the way of law and order.
The applause told the story: North Carolina’s patience with excuses is gone. They don’t want theories. They want safety.
And Vance gave them a promise: if local leaders won’t protect you, a Trump-Vance White House will.

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