Vice President JD Vance appeared on Face The Nation for his first TV interview since being sworn into workplace and shined as one would anticipate regardless of an expectedly hostile Margaret Brennan.
As TGP readers know, Brennan was a part of the CBS drive-by tag group with former associate in crime Norah O’Donnell, who rigged the VP debate in October towards Vance’s promise to stay impartial. Regardless of this, Vance nonetheless embarrassed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Brennan and Vance mentioned a number of points all through their interview, together with cupboard nominations, immigration, catastrophe reduction, and the J6 pardons. After Vance gave Brennan a brutal lesson on fundamental economics, he uncovered her lack of understanding concerning the migrants who got here into America beneath Joe Biden.
The far-left CBS host dared to say that the tons of of 1000’s of refugees who had arrived in America inside the final 4 years had been “closely vetted” earlier than the Trump administration determined to droop refugee admissions earlier this week.
“I need to ask you about refugee admissions, which had been simply suspended by the president. That has nothing to do with the U.S. border. Refugee screening takes 18 to 24 months to undergo, Brennan began. “They’re closely vetted.”
She then accused the Trump administration of particularly breaking America’s promise to Afghan refugees who had labored with the US authorities earlier than
“Left actually on the airport this week had been 1000’s of Afghans who- a few of whom had labored with the US authorities and had been promised to return right here,” Brennan added. “Whenever you talked to us in August, you stated: ‘I don’t suppose we should always abandon anyone who’s been correctly vetted and helped us.’ “Do you stand by that?’
Vance shortly corrected her by noting there have been instances the place individuals who had been supposedly correctly vetted bought caught planning terrorist assaults, together with through the 2024 presidential marketing campaign. He then reminded Brennan that his accountability is to place the American individuals first, not overseas nationals.
Brennan responded by persevering with to insist refugees are correctly vetted earlier than Vance dropped this damning actuality verify on her:
“Similar to the man who deliberate a terrorist assault in Oklahoma just a few months in the past?” He retorted.
WATCH:
Vice President @JDVance completely embarrasses CBS and @margbrennan on the unvetted migrants that Biden allowed into our nation
Margaret Brennan: “These individuals are vetted!”
VP Vance: “Similar to the man who deliberate a terrorist assault in Oklahoma just a few months in the past?” pic.twitter.com/IeA8qsklTR
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) January 26, 2025
For reference, the Justice Division again in October announced expenses towards a 27-year-old citizen of Afghanistan named Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, who was residing in Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist assault in the US on behalf of ISIS. In line with the DOJ, Tawhedi took steps to liquidate his household’s belongings, resettle members of his household abroad, and purchase AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition as a part of his try and kill Individuals allegedly.
A shaken Brennan began replying that it was unsure whether or not the terrorist was radicalized earlier than arriving in America earlier than Vance shut her down.
“I don’t actually care, Margaret,” he stated. “I don’t need that individual in my nation, and I believe most Individuals agree with me.”
At that second, Brennan admitted defeat and moved on to a different subject.
