Vice President JD Vance made it clear on Monday that President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration was far from finished fighting t to enforce federal immigration laws and deport illegal aliens from the United States en masse.
During an interview with The New York Times&#8217; Ross Douthat, Vance addressed the injunctions and lower court rulings aimed at preventing the Trump administration from enforcing federal laws and delivering on one of the the president&#8217;s chief campaign promises.
“You cannot have a country where the American people keep on electing immigration enforcement, and the courts tell the American people they’re not allowed to have what they voted for.” — <a href="https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a> 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/Ls2eEgw3Ly">pic.twitter.com/Ls2eEgw3Ly</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">— Taylor Van Kirk (@VPPressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPPressSec/status/1925150182909313106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You cannot have a country where the American people keep on electing immigration enforcement, and the courts tell the American people they’re not allowed to have what they voted for,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s where we are right now.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna keep working it through the immigration court process, through the Supreme Court as much as possible,&#8221; Vance continued.
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&#8220;And look, success to me is not so much a number, though obviously I&#8217;d love to see the gross majority of the illegal immigrants who came in under Biden deported. That actually is a secondary metric of success. Success to me is that we have established a set of rules and principles that the courts are comfortable with, and that we have the infrastructure to do what allows us to deport large numbers of illegal aliens when large numbers of illegal aliens come into the country. That to me is real success.&#8221;
Vance went on to defend Trump&#8217;s decision to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected criminal illegal alien gang members, arguing that the people who have opposed it have never seen the impact of allowing unfettered illegal immigration to flood their communities.
&#8220;One thing I&#8217;d love for the American media to do a little bit more is really go to a migrant community where you have, say, 60% legal immigrants and 40% illegal immigrants. The level of chaos, the level of violence, the level of, I think, truly pre-modern brutality that some of these communities have gotten used to — whatever law was written, I think it vests us with very serious power to take very serious action against this,&#8221; he explained.
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“One thing I&#8217;d love for the American media to do a little bit more is really go to a migrant community where you have, say, 60% legal immigrants and 40% illegal immigrants. The level of chaos, the level of violence, the… <a href="https://t.co/HmyY2avFX8">pic.twitter.com/HmyY2avFX8</a>
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JD Vance

Vance Blasts Courts For Blocking Trump Admin Immigration Policies

Vance Blasts Court Interference In Immigration Law Enforcement: 'You Cannot Have A Country'

Illegal Immigration

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Media

Politics

Vice President JD Vance on Monday raised questions about former President Joe Biden&#8217;s past fitness for office in light of the recent announcement that Biden has aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
Vance targeted people in Biden&#8217;s inner circle, who have been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doctors-raise-questions-about-timing-of-biden-cancer-diagnosis-unbelievable-this-was-missed?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Doctors+Raise+Questions+About+Timing+Of+Biden+Cancer+Diagnosis%3A+‘Unbelievable+This+Was+Missed’" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused of</a> covering up the former president&#8217;s mental and physical decline from the public, and asked why the American people did not have a &#8220;better sense&#8221; of Biden&#8217;s welfare.
&#8220;We wish the best for the former president&#8217;s health, and it sounds pretty serious, but hopefully he makes the right recovery,&#8221; Vance told reporters. 
&#8220;I will say, whether the right time to have this conversation is now, or at some point in the future, we really do need to be honest about whether the former president was capable of doing the job.&#8221;
The VP then suggested that doctors or staffers helped keep the truth from the American public.
&#8220;You can separate the desire for him to have the right health outcome, with the recognition that whether it was doctors, or whether there were staffers around the former president &#8212; I don&#8217;t think he was able to do a good job for the American people,&#8221; Vance said.
 &#8220;And that&#8217;s not politics, that&#8217;s not because I disagreed with him on policy, that&#8217;s because I don&#8217;t think that he was in good enough health.&#8221;
&#8220;In some ways, I blame him less than I blame the people around him,&#8221; the VP said of Biden. 
&#8220;Why didn&#8217;t the American people have a better sense of his health picture? Why didn&#8217;t the American people have more accurate information about what he was actually dealing with?&#8221; Vance posed. 
&#8220;This is serious stuff. This is the guy who carries around the nuclear football for the world&#8217;s largest nuclear arsenal,&#8221; Vance continued. &#8220;This is not child&#8217;s play. We can pray for good health, but also recognize that if you&#8217;re not in good enough health to do the job, you shouldn&#8217;t do the job.&#8221; 
Biden&#8217;s cancer announcement comes on the heels of major buzz over the forthcoming book “Original Sin,&#8221; which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the physical and cognitive decline of Biden while in the White House.
For example, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/legacy-media-outlets-say-biden-book-is-full-of-bombshells-heres-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the book details</a> how some staffers thought Biden might need a wheelchair, and how the former president was sometimes unable to recognize friends and staffers. Meanwhile, the White House routinely stated how sharp Biden was and suggested anyone who criticized him was engaging in misinformation.
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JD Vance takes shots at Biden and the &#8220;people around him.&#8221;
“This is not child&#8217;s play. We can pray for good health, but also recognize that if you’re not in good enough health to do the job, you shouldn’t be doing the job.” <a href="https://t.co/QW1Jsui9iq">pic.twitter.com/QW1Jsui9iq</a>
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/1924464823191957516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doctors-raise-questions-about-timing-of-biden-cancer-diagnosis-unbelievable-this-was-missed?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Doctors+Raise+Questions+About+Timing+Of+Biden+Cancer+Diagnosis%3A+‘Unbelievable+This+Was+Missed’" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doctors Raise Questions About Timing Of Biden Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Unbelievable This Was Missed’</a>

JD Vance Raises Questions After Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis: ‘This Is Not Child’s Play’

Cancer

Health

Joe Biden

Vice President JD Vance will attend Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s inaugural Mass on Sunday at the Vatican, his office announced.
&#8220;Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. Delegation to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV,&#8221; the vice president&#8217;s office said in a statement Thursday.
Second Lady Usha Vance will accompany her husband, and so will Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio. Rubio is also a Catholic.
Vance is the first Catholic convert to serve as vice president, his office noted. He met with the late Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, the day before the pontiff died at age 88.
Back in 2013, Joe Biden, then vice president and also a Catholic, led the delegation to Pope Francis&#8217; inaugural mass.
Pope Leo XIV, who is 69, was elected the first American pope by the conclave of cardinals on May 8.
Leo, who was previously Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago and spent much of his priesthood in Peru until 2023, when he was made a cardinal by Pope Francis.
Francis made Prevost the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, the Vatican official responsible for recommending priests to be made bishops around the world.
Prevost has been strong on Church doctrine, but he is seen as a centrist on political issues.
In February, before becoming pope, Leo <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-twitter-x-trump-vance-criticism-9c311123985ebce282877071f75b6d80" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appears</a> to have shared an article on X from a Catholic outlet with the headline, &#8220;Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn&#8217;t ask us to rank our love for others.&#8221;
The new pope has also previously <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/15/vp-jd-vance-rubio-to-attend-inaugural-mass-of-pope-leo-xiv/83644101007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> several posts critical of the Trump administration&#8217;s immigration policy.
Despite any political differences, President Trump offered a congratulatory message after Leo was announced as the new pope.
“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114473380014194441" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social.
Trump also attended Francis’ funeral in Rome last month.
Vance congratulated the new pope the day he was elected.
&#8220;Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American Pope, on his election! I’m sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church. May God bless him!&#8221; Vance <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1920550545061810261" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X.
During his last visit, Vance and his wife and children attended the Passion of Christ Mass celebrated by a cardinal marking Good Friday at St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica.

U.S. Vice President James David Vance, along with his wife

JD Vance To Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inaugural Mass In Rome

JD Vance To Attend Pope Leo XIV's Inaugural Mass In Rome

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Catholic Church

Pope Leo

Religion

World

On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance brought back one of his signature lines when dismissing former President Joe Biden&#8217;s criticism of the Trump administration&#8217;s approach to the Ukraine-Russia war.
Vance responded to Biden <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m9mvemxrwo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling</a> the BBC that the infamous White House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-explodes-on-zelensky-for-making-the-worst-statement-on-the-ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meeting</a> in which President Donald Trump and the vice president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over ending the conflict was &#8220;beneath America.&#8221; Biden also claimed that Trump&#8217;s approach to Russia was &#8220;modern-day appeasement&#8221; during the interview.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s rich for Joe Biden to comment on anything we&#8217;re doing when it comes to Russia and Ukraine because of course under Biden&#8217;s administration, Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,&#8221; Vance said to &#8220;The Story&#8221; anchor Martha MacCallum on Fox News.
&#8220;If we wanted to take advice from anybody on foreign policy, especially foreign policy in Europe, it would not be Joe Biden,&#8221; Vance continued. &#8220;So I wish Joe Biden the best. I don&#8217;t really care what he has to say about American foreign policy because so much of what he actually did was a total disaster.&#8221;
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JD Vance on Joe Biden: &#8220;He can spend his time on the beach&#8230;we&#8217;ll continue trying to fix the problems he created.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/IisC5epnAh">pic.twitter.com/IisC5epnAh</a>
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He added: &#8220;If we just did the opposite of what Joe Biden did, I think we&#8217;d have one of the most successful foreign policy administrations in a very long time. So he can spend his time on the beach or doing whatever Joe Biden does. We&#8217;ll continue trying to fix the problems that he created.&#8221;
Vance has used the &#8220;I really don&#8217;t care&#8221; line before to shrug off a topic of discussion. He notably <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-blasts-margaret-brennan-over-claim-afghan-refugees-let-into-u-s-are-vetted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “I don’t really care, Margaret,” in January during an exchange over Afghan refugees with “Face The Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS.
Trump, who recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-ready-to-sign-minerals-deal-with-ukraine-as-soon-as-this-afternoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closed</a> a minerals agreement with Ukraine, provided an update earlier in the day on his administration&#8217;s efforts to end the years-long war.
&#8220;Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The U.S. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations. If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114474136794655068" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Truth Social.
&#8220;Thousands of young soldiers are dying on a weekly basis, and everybody should want it to STOP. I do, and the United States of America does, also,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;As President, I will stay committed to securing Peace between Russia and Ukraine, together with the Europeans, and a Lasting Peace it will be! This ceasefire must ultimately build toward a Peace Agreement. It can all be done very quickly, and I will be available on a moment’s notice if my services are needed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;

US Vice President JD Vance

‘I Don’t Really Care,’ Biden: Vance Shuts Down Former President’s Ukraine Critique

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Ukraine-Russia War

Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that he still views Europe as &#8220;on the same team&#8221; as the United States, adding that his recent criticism of the continent is not out of any animosity toward America&#8217;s longtime allies.
Vance made the remarks during a Munich Security Council Q&amp;A nearly three months after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-people-have-a-voice-vance-warns-europe-about-censorship-the-threat-from-within" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ripped</a> European countries over censorship, immigration, and foreign policy at the Munich Security Conference.
&#8220;I still do very much think that the United States and Europe are on the same team,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;Sometimes I&#8217;ve been criticized as a hyperrealist, [that] I think of foreign policy purely in terms of transactional values &#8230; and focus so purely on the transactional value of it that we ignore the humanitarian or the moral side of it. And I think at least with Europe that&#8217;s not a full encapsulation of my views.&#8221;
The vice president added that he believes the United States and Europe are connected by far more than transactional agreements.
&#8220;European civilization and American civilization, European culture and American culture are very much linked, and they&#8217;re always going to be linked,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;And I think that it&#8217;s completely ridiculous to think you&#8217;re ever going to be able to drive a firm wedge between the United States and Europe.&#8221;
At the Munich Security Conference in February, Vance told the audience that he feared Europe was leaving behind its &#8220;fundamental values&#8221; that it shared with the United States, such as free speech and fair elections.
&#8220;The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor,&#8221; Vance <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/02/remarks-by-vice-president-vance-at-the-munich-security-conference/">said</a> in the speech. &#8220;What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values — values shared with the United States of America.&#8221;
The vice president acknowledged his February speech on Wednesday, saying that the United States and Europe will continue to &#8220;have disagreements&#8221; and criticize one another. He added, &#8220;I do think, fundamentally, we have to be and we are on the same civilizational team.&#8221;

JD Vance/Wolfgang Ischinger

Vance: U.S. And Europe Still ‘On The Same Team’

Europe

Foreign Policy

Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that the Trump administration thinks Russia is pushing for &#8220;too much&#8221; in the peace talks with Ukraine.
Vance spoke at a Munich Security Conference Q&amp;A, where he addressed numerous foreign policy issues, including the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and the effort to negotiate a peace deal between the two countries. The vice president said that to end the war, President Donald Trump has been trying &#8220;to understand where the other side is coming from.&#8221; As peace talks have hit multiple roadblocks in Trump&#8217;s first 100 days in office, Vance said he isn&#8217;t giving up hope that the two countries can come to some sort of agreement.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution. What I would say is right now, the Russians are asking for a certain set of requirements, a certain set of concessions in order to end the conflict. We think they&#8217;re asking for too much,&#8221; the vice president said.
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JD Vance says Russia is &quot;asking for too much&quot; in peace talks with Ukraine. <a href="https://t.co/zyIIsW61Ta">pic.twitter.com/zyIIsW61Ta</a>
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The Trump administration is hoping to take a step back from mediating negotiations.
&#8220;We would like both the Russians and the Ukrainians to actually agree on some basic guidelines for sitting down and talking to one another,&#8221; Vance continued. &#8220;Obviously, the United States is happy to participate in those conversations, but it&#8217;s very important for the Russians and Ukrainians to start talking to one another.&#8221;
“We think it’s probably impossible for us to mediate this entirely without at least some direct negotiation between the two, and so that’s what we focus on,” Vance added.
The Trump administration has been talking to both Russian and Ukrainian leaders for months, seeking a way to end the war. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the third time. Some of Russia&#8217;s demands include ensuring that Ukraine will never be admitted into NATO and the recognition of its occupation of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it invaded and annexed in 2014. Ukraine, meanwhile, continues to push for NATO membership, a request Trump said in February that Ukraine should &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgShN8V5dW0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forget about</a>.&#8221;
Vance said that the Trump administration has &#8220;moved beyond&#8221; pushing for a 30-day ceasefire after those talks went nowhere with Russia.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve tried to move beyond the obsession with a 30-day ceasefire and more on what the long-term settlement would look like,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we&#8217;ve tried to consistently advance the ball.&#8221;
The United States took a major step forward in talks with Ukraine last week, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-ready-to-sign-minerals-deal-with-ukraine-as-soon-as-this-afternoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signing</a> a minerals agreement with Kyiv. The agreement provides Ukraine with continued military assistance in exchange for the United States getting access to some of Ukraine’s vital natural resources, including aluminum, graphite, oil, and natural gas.
Russia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-hits-u-s-over-minerals-deal-says-ukraine-is-about-to-disappear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blasted</a> the minerals deal shortly after it was made, mocking President Trump and saying that Ukraine “is about to disappear.”

Vance Says Russia ‘Asking For Too Much’ In Ukraine Peace Talks

Donald Trump

Global Politics

Russia

Trump Administration

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin

President Donald Trump named Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio when asked who could become his successor.
Their names came up during an interview airing Sunday on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet The Press.&#8221;
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🚨 BREAKING: When asked about President Trump&#8217;s successor&#8230; he first and foremost names VP JD VANCE for 2028.
&#8220;It&#8217;s far too early to say that, but I do have a vice president and typically would be &#8211; and JD&#8217;s doing a fantastic job.&#8221;
&#8220;It could very well be. I don&#8217;t want to get… <a href="https://t.co/6nD1dZPbLK">pic.twitter.com/6nD1dZPbLK</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1919029142512611740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump who he sees as his successor after the first 100 days of his second term.
&#8220;Well, I — it&#8217;s far too early to say that. But you know, I do have a vice president, and typically — and JD&#8217;s doing a fantastic job,&#8221; Trump said.
&#8220;He would be at the top of the list?&#8221; Welker pressed.
&#8220;It could very well be,&#8221; Trump replied. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to get involved in that. I think he&#8217;s a fantastic, brilliant guy. Marco is great. There&#8217;s a lot of them that are great.&#8221;
He added: &#8220;I also see tremendous unity. But certainly you would say that somebody&#8217;s the VP, if that person is outstanding, I guess that person would have an advantage. But I think the other people would all stay in unbelievably high positions. But you know, it could be that he&#8217;d be challenged by somebody. We have a lot of good people in this party.&#8221;
Trump also indicated that he has no intention of seeking a third term in the White House.
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&#8220;I&#8217;m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody — ideally a great Republican, a great Republican — to carry it forward,&#8221; says <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>.
&#8220;Four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/pK6t6X3AiA">pic.twitter.com/pK6t6X3AiA</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1919026233943187660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Are you seriously considering a third term, Mr. President, even though it&#8217;s prohibited by the Constitution? Or is this about staying politically viable?&#8221; Welker asked.
&#8220;I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that. But it&#8217;s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you&#8217;re not allowed to do. I don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s constitutional that they&#8217;re not allowing you to do it or anything else,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump noted there are &#8220;many people selling&#8221; 2028 hats.
&#8220;But this is not something I&#8217;m looking to do,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward. But I think we&#8217;re going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular.&#8221;
Welker again said the Constitution prohibits a third term.
&#8220;Have you – some of your allies are pretty serious about this, though, Mr. President. And I&#8217;ve spoken to them. They say they are coming up with potential ways, obviously the biggest one would be a constitutional amendment,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;That&#8217;s because they like the job I&#8217;m doing, and it&#8217;s a compliment. It&#8217;s really a great compliment,&#8221; Trump said.
&#8220;Has anyone in an official capacity presented you with, &#8216;Sir, here are some ideas by which you could actually get a constitutional amendment?'&#8221; Welker asked.
&#8220;Well, in a capacity of being a big supporter, many people have said different things, but, I&#8217;m not looking at that,&#8221; Trump said.

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Trump Drops Two Names When Asked About A Successor

Election

Marco Rubio

Republican

U.S.

Every time there is a change in the White House or the cabinet, it often seems as though President Donald Trump fills in the holes in his staff by giving extra responsibilities — and occasionally job titles as well — to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
When it happened again on Thursday — President Trump dropped a surprise announcement that he&#8217;d be nominating his National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to serve instead as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, saying that in the meantime, Rubio would assume the national security adviser&#8217;s duties — Vice President JD Vance could not resist throwing one more suggestion into the mix.
&#8220;I think he could take on a bit more. If only there was a job opening for a devout Catholic …&#8221; Vance posted via X, clearly suggesting that Rubio — who is a practicing Catholic — should be considered as a potential replacement for the late Pope Francis.
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I think he could take on a bit more.
If only there was a job opening for a devout Catholic… <a href="https://t.co/CbOZNZ1e5o">https://t.co/CbOZNZ1e5o</a>
— JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1918083148803453334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) appeared to be on the same page as Vance, sharing an AI-generated image of Rubio as the Pope.
&#8220;I’m just saying. He can wear many hats,&#8221; Lee quipped.
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I’m just saying
He can wear many hats <a href="https://t.co/5gwiKMZ8de">pic.twitter.com/5gwiKMZ8de</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1918125313860751856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The conversation around Rubio&#8217;s many jobs within the Trump administration came up during a Thursday evening interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on his eponymous show — and Rubio noted that there was one major barrier to him ever taking on the rope of Pope: his wife.
&#8220;Rubio joked tonight about all the roles he plays in the Trump admin. On the idea of seeking role as pope, too, @SecRubio said you have to be an unmarried Catholic male. &#8216;I&#8217;m happily married,&#8217; he told @seanhannity,&#8221; Jennifer Jacobs posted.
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Rubio joked tonight about all the roles he plays in the Trump admin. On the idea of seeking role as pope, too, <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecRubio</a> said you have to be an unmarried Catholic male. &#8220;I&#8217;m happily married,&#8221; he told <a href="https://twitter.com/seanhannity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@seanhannity</a>.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1918123006468972605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Semafor&#8217;s Burgess Everett listed Rubio&#8217;s job titles in a post, saying, &#8220;I believe Marco Rubio is now: Secretary of State, National Security Adviser, Acting USAID admin, Acting archivist.&#8221;
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I believe Marco Rubio is now: 
Secretary of State 
National Security Adviser 
Acting USAID admin 
Acting archivist
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) <a href="https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1918008871932584269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Marco at the next cabinet meeting <a href="https://t.co/mG5siaaycc">https://t.co/mG5siaaycc</a> <a href="https://t.co/mwdY00Woc6">pic.twitter.com/mwdY00Woc6</a>
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) <a href="https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status/1918283152830902440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump Keeps Giving Secretary Of State Rubio Extra Jobs — And Now JD Vance Has One To Add

Pope Francis

Social Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed during Wednesday&#8217;s cabinet meeting that former President Joe Biden&#8217;s State Department had kept dossiers on the social media posts of American citizens — including one person who was &#8220;sitting at this table today.&#8221;
Rubio explained that the office — which appeared to have been created for the sole purpose of censoring American citizens — had been monitoring the social media posts of numerous individuals who were referred to as &#8220;vectors of disinformation.&#8221;
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🚨This is NUTS: Secretary Rubio just announced that he found DOZENS of files kept by Joe Biden&#8217;s State Department that classified American citizens as &#8220;vectors of disinformation&#8221; — with the intention of censoring them.
That&#8217;s not all.
Marco Rubio says that there&#8217;s someone in… <a href="https://t.co/Q8FcrNp9M9">pic.twitter.com/Q8FcrNp9M9</a>
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1917630441546240121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We had an office in the Department of State whose job it was to censor Americans,&#8221; Rubio said. &#8220;And by the way, I&#8217;m not going to say who it is, I&#8217;ll leave it up to them, there&#8217;s at least one person at this table today who had a dossier in that building of social media posts to identify them as purveyors of disinformation. We have these dossiers. We are going to be turning those over to these individuals —&#8221;
Vice President JD Vance interrupted with a question: &#8220;Was it me or Elon?&#8221;
Laughter erupted around the table as Rubio continued, &#8220;Well, we are going to turn over these dossiers to the individuals, and they will decide whether they want to disclose it or not. But just think about it — the Department of State of the United States had set up an office to monitor the social media posts and commentary of American citizens, to identify them as vectors of disinformation, when we know that the best [way] to combat disinformation is freedom of speech and transparency.&#8221;
&#8220;And so that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to be in the business of doing, we&#8217;re not going to have an office that does that,&#8221; Rubio concluded.

Marco Rubio Sworn In As US Secretary Of State

Rubio Says Biden State Dept Had A Dossier On ‘One Person At This Table,’ And JD Vance Has Questions

Rubio Says Biden State Dept Had A Dossier On 'One Person At This Table,' And JD Vance Has Questions

Censorship

Elon Musk

State Department

On Wednesday, the GOP-led Senate rejected a resolution designed to undo President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs, an outcome that came down to attendance.
Two members who oppose the tariffs missed the vote — Sen. Shelton Whitehouse (D-RI), who was <a href="https://x.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1917693186673193093" target="_blank" rel="noopener">heading back</a> from a conference in South Korea, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — and the resolution failed to pass in a 49-49 tie.
A motion to reconsider the resolution at a future date followed, but Republicans <a href="https://x.com/frankthorp/status/1917716671277551851" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved</a> to table it. Ultimately, Vice President JD Vance came in with a <a href="https://x.com/SenatePress/status/1917734756566831491" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tie-breaking vote</a>, ending the bid to undermine Trump&#8217;s tariffs.
The <a href="https://www.paul.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ROS25748-IEEPA-Global-Tariffs-Resolution.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a>, introduced by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), sought to terminate the national emergency declaration that Trump used to impose his &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs in early April.
In a statement, Paul <a href="https://www.paul.senate.gov/paul-and-wyden-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to-reassert-congressional-authority-over-tax-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> tariffs &#8220;are taxes, and the power to tax belongs to Congress—not the president. He also declared, &#8220;It’s time Congress reasserts its authority and restores the balance of power.&#8221;
The tariffs imposed a 10% rate on imports from many nations, with higher rates in some cases. Trump granted a 90-day pause, keeping only the base rate for most countries, but escalated China’s tariffs to 145% after Beijing’s retaliatory measures.
Officials in the Trump administration have been working to negotiate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sorry-china-bessent-says-deal-with-massive-trade-partner-very-close" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deals</a> to remedy what they say are grievous trade imbalances while a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stock-prices-drop-after-new-data-shows-gdp-shrank-since-start-of-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shrinking</a> U.S. economy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stock-prices-drop-after-new-data-shows-gdp-shrank-since-start-of-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grapples</a> with the tariffs as well as cuts in federal spending programs.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-vote-on-trump-liberation-day-tariffs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said &#8220;the tariff issue is something that&#8217;s &#8230; an open question, but we&#8217;re giving them some space to negotiate and see if they can get some good deals.&#8221;
The two Republicans who joined Paul in voting to rein in Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs on Wednesday were Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME). McConnell likely would have joined them.
&#8220;The Senator has been consistent in opposing tariffs and that a trade war is not in the best interest of American households and businesses,&#8221; McConnell&#8217;s spokesman <a href="https://x.com/frankthorp/status/1917716432835485887" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;He believes that tariffs are a tax increase on everybody.&#8221;
McConnell and the other Republican defectors previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/four-senate-republicans-vote-upend-trump-canada-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined forces</a> with Democrats and independents to pass a similar resolution seeking to stop Trump&#8217;s 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.
Still, like with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-dem-angles-to-force-vote-to-scrap-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canada measure</a>, the &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; resolution was expected to hit a wall if it reached the House.
House Republican leadership placed a provision in a <a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/rules.house.gov/files/documents/rule-satohconres14v2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rule</a> for the budget reconciliation resolution that blocked members from forcing a vote on the national emergency underlying the &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs, at least until October.
Paul rebuked the lower chamber in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOK2NW7Va6E" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a>, declaring, &#8220;The Founders would not have expected the House of Representatives to become so craven as to not even allow a vote on ending the emergency.&#8221;
On Monday, the White House issued a <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/855374582/White-House-Veto-Senate-Bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veto threat</a> against the Senate &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; measure.
&#8220;This resolution would undermine the Administration’s efforts to address the unusual and extraordinary threats to national security and economic stability, posed by the conditions reflected in the large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficit,&#8221; the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.
Congress may not be done trying to restrain presidential tariff powers.
A bipartisan pair, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), <a href="https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-cantwell-introduce-bill-to-restore-congress-constitutional-role-in-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a bill to require congressional approval within 60 days for unilateral tariffs imposed by the president or else they would expire, plus the measure would give lawmakers to end the levies at any time.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)

Senate Rejects Bid To Stop Trump’s ‘Liberation Day ‘Tariffs; Vance Stifles Attempt To Resurrect It

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Tariffs

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Vice President JD Vance poured a few beers for American service members at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, speaking to troops briefly while his plane refueled during his return trip back to the United States.
The vice president has seen a busy week beginning with Easter Sunday at the Vatican, where he briefly met with the late Pope Francis just hours before the pontiff died of a stroke, followed by a trip to India with Second Lady Usha Vance and their three children.
Vance, according to the pool report, commented on the hectic nature of his schedule as he spoke to the crowd, saying in part, &#8220;I have no idea what the hell day it is, what time it is, but we’re glad to be here with you guys.”
&#8220;I guess as a small token of appreciation, I’m going to serve you guys some beers,&#8221; the vice president said after he&#8217;d finished speaking. He drank first, raising a traditional German painted stein and prepared to toast the gathered service members.
Initially joking that he should chug the beer, Vance quickly course-corrected, saying, &#8220;That would go viral, and not in a good way, my friends.&#8221;
Instead, he sipped from the stein and offered his toast: &#8220;To the airmen of this base, the airwomen of this base, and all of our troops serving overseas, God bless you guys. Cheers.&#8221;
Vance proceeded to pour beers from the &#8220;kegerator,&#8221; designed and built by Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Davis, as the troops filed in, some exchanging greetings and asking the vice president to take photos with them.
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Vice President <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a> pouring up some beers for the troops during a refuel stop at Ramstein Air Base🍻 <a href="https://t.co/eU4VJYBqBZ">pic.twitter.com/eU4VJYBqBZ</a>
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One airman asked how his flight had been, to which Vance replied, &#8220;It was 9 hours and 20 minutes with three little kids and as good as it could be &#8230; I’m not giving everybody a full pour here.&#8221;
&#8220;What’s up man?&#8221; Vance asked one airman. &#8220;Drinking on the job here, now that your tour’s over?&#8221;
&#8220;Are you old enough to drink this beer?&#8221; he asked another.
One female airman reportedly asked Vance to do &#8220;the Trump dance.&#8221;
Davis asked Vance to sign his &#8220;kegerator,&#8221; and he happily obliged. &#8220;This thing is awesome,&#8221; he said.
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Per pooler <a href="https://twitter.com/natalie_allison?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@natalie_allison</a>: VP Vance served beer to 100+ Air Force, Army and Space Force today at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on his way back to the USA.
The airman who built this kegerator (Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Davis) asked <a href="https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VP</a> to sign it.
Vance wrote: “To… <a href="https://t.co/qrcDHpR8nx">pic.twitter.com/qrcDHpR8nx</a>
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1915463080999260209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>

U.S. Vice President Vance Visits Italy And India

JD Vance Serves Beer To Service Members During Refueling Stop, Reminds Himself Not To ‘Chug’

JD Vance Serves Beer To Service Members During Refueling Stop, Reminds Himself Not To 'Chug'

Alcohol

Military

Ben Shapiro traveled to war-torn Kyiv this week for an exclusive 60-minute face-to-face interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Speaking in front of the Saint Sophia Cathedral, Shapiro questioned Zelensky on several topics, including his tense March meeting with President Donald Trump, the substantial amount of American taxpayer money Ukraine is receiving, and prospects for peace with Russia.
The interview will be released in two parts on the Ben Shapiro Show on Thursday and Friday.
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I traveled to Ukraine to interview President Zelensky. Part 1 of our conversation drops tomorrow on The Ben Shapiro Show. <a href="https://t.co/3jvUIU9m5s">pic.twitter.com/3jvUIU9m5s</a>
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1915121386361626749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Shapiro announced the interview on his show on Wednesday, stating that he took a 10-hour ride from Warsaw, Poland, to the Ukrainian capital to meet with Zelensky and “get the answers the American people deserve.”
In an interview teaser, Shapiro asks Zelensky if he thinks he could have handled the contentious February meeting with Trump and Vice President JD Vance better.
“The meeting in the Oval Office, it did not help Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his response.
Shapiro also asks Zelensky about the $200 billion his country has received from the United States and the concerns Americans have about where the money is ending up.
“There’s nothing to hide,” Zelensky claimed. “We are absolutely open.”
Shapiro’s interview comes as Trump pressures Russia and Ukraine to take his “final offer” peace plan.
On Wednesday, Trump took to <a href="https://x.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1915094960853971431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truth Social</a> to slam Zelensky for making “very harmful” comments to the Washington Post over not legally recognizing Russia’s occupation of Crimea.
“This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was lost years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama, and is not even a point of discussion,” Trump wrote.
Trump called the situation in Ukraine “dire” and said that Zelensky can “have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country.”
Trump added that the parties are “very close” to a deal and urged them to “GET IT DONE.”

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