Vice President JD Vance argued that the United States has be” self-reliant” in producing its own medicines and weapons, not” a foreign adversary,” citing the fact that the United States has never produced its own products during his life.
The vice president also offered a fictional scenario where the United States and a foreign adversary engaged in combat and whether families would prefer peace of mind knowing that the weapons used by American military are produced in the United States rather than another nation.
In a one-on-one interview with Martha MacCallum for Fox News, Vance explained that “what President Trump is talking about is restoring self-reliance to the American economy.” We haven’t experienced it for the most part in my entire life. Martha, in my entire life, we’ve lost work, we’ve lost supply chains, important nutrients, and essential goods manufactured by our adversaries. All the leader is saying is, “won’t you like to sit in a land that is self-reliant and strong again, and his policies are going to make that happen” and that’s what I’m trying to say.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are meeting with major Chinese leaders in Switzerland over the weekend as part of the U.S. trade agreements. The vice president claimed that the United States is working to balance its trade with other nations because it exports less products than other nations, with China being” the worst offender,” and that this is a “fundamentally losing argument.”
Although trade between the United States and China “has completely stopped” over the past few decades, Vance claimed that Trump is confident the United States has” the cards” to communicate effectively. The Trump presidency is therefore engaging with China, adding,” We’ll see where it leads.”
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Regarding the Department of Government Performance, Vance confirmed that he had spoken with Attorney General Pam Bondi about potential prosecution of those concerned for the “explicit” scam discovered by DOGE. Additionally, Vance addressed rumors that Elon Musk might leave DOGE, assuring that Musk isn’t “disappearing” and that the$ 160 billion agency’s$ 600 billion in savings is just the start.
Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were named as potential heirs to him in the 2028 elections earlier this month, but Trump refrained from naming them as potential rivals, stating that Rubio is “probably my best friend in the management.” When asked about his potential 2020 interests for the Oval Office, Vance said he could discover himself doing” a really good work for the next 1, 100 time” as vice chairman and that the electorate may “figure it out from it.”
