Vice President JD Vance appeared on Face The Nation for his first TV interview since being sworn into workplace and shined as one would count on regardless of an expectedly hostile Margaret Brennan.
As TGP readers know, Brennan was a part of the CBS drive-by tag workforce with former accomplice in crime Norah O’Donnell, who rigged the VP debate in October in opposition to 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 aid, 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 below Joe Biden.
The far-left CBS host dared to assert that the lots of of hundreds of refugees who had arrived in America inside the final 4 years have 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 have 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 USA authorities earlier than
“Left actually on the airport this week have been hundreds of Afghans who- a few of whom had labored with the USA authorities and have been promised to come back right here,” Brennan added. “Once you talked to us in August, you mentioned: ‘I don’t suppose we must 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 circumstances the place individuals who have been supposedly correctly vetted bought caught planning terrorist assaults, together with throughout the 2024 presidential marketing campaign. He then reminded Brennan that his duty is to place the American folks 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:
“Identical to the man who deliberate a terrorist assault in Oklahoma just a few months in the past?” He retorted.
WATCH:
Vice President @JDVance totally embarrasses CBS and @margbrennan on the unvetted migrants that Biden allowed into our nation ☠️
Margaret Brennan: “These individuals are vetted!”
VP Vance: “Identical 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 fees in opposition to 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 USA on behalf of ISIS. In response to the DOJ, Tawhedi took steps to liquidate his household’s property, resettle members of his household abroad, and purchase AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition as a part of his try to 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 mentioned. “I don’t need that particular person in my nation, and I believe most Individuals agree with me.”
At that second, Brennan admitted defeat and moved on to a different subject.