In a contentious Face The Nation interview that aired over the weekend, Vice President JD Vance shut down host Margaret Brennan’s narrative on illegal immigration.
The exchange quickly went viral on X.
Brennan asked whether Vance stood by his past comments that the U.S. should not “abandon anybody who’s been properly vetted.”
“Well, Margaret, I don’t agree that all these immigrants, or all these refugees have been properly vetted,” Vance said. “In fact, we know that there are cases of people who allegedly were properly vetted and then were literally planning terrorist attacks in our country. That happened during the campaign, if you may remember. So, clearly, not all of these foreign nationals have been properly vetted.”
Brennan, again, questioned Vance on his stance as tens of thousands of Afghan refugees face resettlement delays from the executive order.
“My primary concern as the vice president, Margaret, is to look after the American people…” Vance said.
“So, no,” Brennan said.
“…And now that we know that we have vetting problems with a lot of these refugee programs, we absolutely cannot unleash thousands of unvetted people into our country. It’s not good,” Vance continued.
“These people are vetted. These people are vetted,” Brennan insisted.
“I don’t want my children to share a neighborhood with people who are not properly vetted. And because I don’t want it for my kids, I’m not going to force any other American citizens’ kids to do that either,” Vance said.
“No. And that was a very particular case,” Brennan said. “It wasn’t clear if he was radicalized when he got here or while he was living here, but…”
“I don’t really care, Margaret,” Vance replied. “I don’t want that person in my country, and I think most Americans agree with me.”
Watch the clips below:
NEW: JD Vance continuously shuts down CBS News’ Margaret Brennan after she kept arguing in favor of illegal immigration.
I could watch this all day.
Vance: We absolutely cannot unleash thousands of unvetted people into our country.
Brennan: These people are vetted.
Vance:… pic.twitter.com/mZSxg6dwyz
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 26, 2025
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