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For the first time in [checks watch] more than 40 days, the White House held a “daily” press briefing on Thursday.
Still without a press secretary following Karoline Leavitt’s departure late last month, Vice President JD Vance stepped behind the podium to try out for 2028 brief reporters.
I went through the full transcript of Vance’s responses to the White House press corps’ questions. And I picked out the quotes from the vice president you need to see. They’re below.
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“And for too long, we had a government that basically just gave out your money, the American taxpayers' money, to people who didn't qualify for it. We have put a stop to that, having found, I think, north of $200 billion in fraud, and we're going to keep, of course, working on that in the months and years to come”
Vance, who has been charged by Trump with rooting out fraud within the federal government, told Fox News last month that he had found $230 billion in fraud. He did not — it will surprise you to learn — offer itemized details on that number. And away we go!
“So let me give a -- a little plug for the Second Lady, who I think has done an amazing job.”
“I mean, if you look at one of the biggest transformations that have existed in this country in the last 20 or 30 years, it's the rise of digital technology.”
He’s not wrong!
“And I do think, you know, not to -- not to brag on my boss too much, but I do think the president has set us about to be the most transparent administration in history.”
“And I know you guys, if you're being honest, most of you are Democrats, you would have to admit that the level of access, the level of access to the president of the United States, the vice president, the senior team here, it's just completely off the charts.”
There’s no question that reporters — both those who cover the White House and those who don’t — have WAY more access to Trump than they did to Joe Biden. And it’s not particularly close.
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