Another Sunday show showdown.
Vice President JD Vance clashed with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos over allegations that border czar Tom Homan accepted a bribe — a charge Vance flatly denied before the interview abruptly ended.
Stephanopoulos pressed Vance on reports claiming Homan was “recorded on an audiotape in September 2024 … accepting $50,000 in cash.”
MSNBC had previously reported that undercover FBI agents posed as business executives, but the FBI later closed the investigation. The White House said Homan never took the money and that President Trump did not intervene in the probe.
“I don’t know what tape you’re referring to, George. I saw media reports that Tom Homan accepted a bribe. There’s no evidence of that. And here’s why fewer and fewer people watch your program and why you’re losing credibility,” Vance said. “Because you’re talking for now, five minutes with the Vice President of the United States about this story regarding Tom Homan, a story that I’ve read about, but I don’t even know the video that you’re talking about.”
Vance accused the host of “going down some weird left-wing rabbit hole,” insisting Homan “didn’t engage in any criminal wrongdoing.” Stephanopoulos pushed back, saying he was simply asking whether Homan accepted $50,000, then cut the interview short.
Vance later fired back on X: “George S doesn’t care about the Middle East peace deal or the shutdown. He’s here to focus on the real story — a fake scandal involving Tom Homan.”
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Peace in the Middle East? China threatening critical supply chains? Government shutdown?
George S doesn’t care about that. He’s here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan. https://t.co/LuIFo3QSTi
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 12, 2025
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