Mollie Hemingway of the Federalist highlights hypocrisy within the D.C. suburb where Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance lives.

In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, the Alexandria City Council issued a statement on inclusiveness as part of the left’s hysterical response to Hillary Clinton’s loss.

“Alexandria, Virginia, is a city of kindness and compassion,” the statement began. “Our city declares itself to be a hate-free zone. We are an accepting and embracing community where we treat each other with human dignity and respect.” …

… Seven months later, a baseball field full of Republican members of Congress was gunned down in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood by a Democrat activist. No one was killed, thank God, but five people, including then-U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, were shot. Scalise nearly died. He was rushed into emergency surgery and overcame serious obstacles to walk again. Capitol Police officer Crystal Griner was also shot. The community mostly pretended it hadn’t happened.

When The New York Times published a story about the Del Ray neighborhood where the assassination attempt occurred, it described it as “very quiet, very charming and very liberal.” The article featured a sign in the neighborhood written in English, Spanish, and Arabic that told readers that no matter where they are from, they are welcome.Everyone but Sen. J.D. Vance and his young family, that is.

When the Ohio Republican moved his family to the neighborhood following his 2022 election, the supposedly quiet, charming, and tolerant neighbors of Del Ray put signs in front of his house letting him know that he and his family were not welcome.The Ku Klux Klan used burning crosses to get their “you’re not welcome here” message across, but the Del Ray citizens use “yarn bombing.” The neighbors knit kitschy signs promoting abortion, bisexuality, transexuality, and homosexuality and placed them on poles outside the Vance home.

The neighbors posted on Facebook their delight at the attack on the family, calling them “not so welcome signs.” Charming, indeed!