Vance offers wild approval of the first week of Trump
In an extensive interview on Sunday, the vice -president JD defended the various plans that President Trump during the first week of his term, including the beginnings and Promised to intervene against migrants Living in the United States and the effort to overcrowded oil and gas production.
Appeared on the CBS “Face The Nation”, Mr. Vance supported a number of policies listed in many powerful actions that Mr. Trump signed immediately after entering the office, including several aimed at accelerating the pace of deportations and ending citizenship of birth.
But even though he offered the first week of Trump’s administration, Mr. Vance grew defensive when he was asked to talk about previous statements that were contrary to his current.
After say at the beginning of this month The fact that anyone who was involved in violence on January. “Obviously” should not retreat on Sunday Mr. Vance, said that Mr. Trump’s decision to issue area forgives, even for people convicted of attacking police officers and seated conspiracy in connection with riots, was a “right decision”.
It also seemed to be reluctant to fully accept Mr. Trump’s proposal at the beginning of this week Eliminate the federal emergency management agencyor femo. While he criticized the response of the agency to California and the hurricanes in North Carolina, he said that Fema was hit “bureaucratic bureaucracy and garbage” and that the proposal was mainly intended to “encourage us to reform as we deliver reaction to emergencies. ”
For the most part, however, there was a small space between Mr. Vance and President’s views.
When he was pushed on how aggressively deportation campaign It should develop, Mr. Vance has shown a small appetite for restrictions, and it seemed that he supported Mr. Trump’s decision to end a long -term policy that prevented immigration agents to enter schools and church arrest.
“Of course, if you have a person who is convicted of violent crime, be it illegal immigrants or non -neilegal immigrants, you have to go and get that person to protect public security,” he said. “This is not unique for immigration.”
He also shot at the American Catholic Bishops’ Conference, which condemned the executive order that overturned this policy.
“I think the US Catholic Bishops’ Conference, frankly, was not a good partner in promoting the immigration of common sense for which the US people voted,” he said. “And again I hope that as a devoted Catholic, they will do better.”
Mr. Vance also addressed the order of the federal judge who had temporarily blocked Mr. Trump’s proposal to end automatic citizenship For children born to some immigrants. He said that the problem was cooked whether the parents of these children were planning to stay in the United States and wave the idea that the proposal was violated by 14. Amendment, as the judge found on Thursday.
“Temporary inhabitants, people who come here, whether legally or illegally, and do not plan to stay: their children should not become American citizens,” he said.
Asked how the administration would reduce consumer prices, Mr. Vance repeated the dubious claims of Mr. Trump that oil and gas companies that already produce and export to Recording levelIt could reduce energy prices by even greater production and alleviate the cost of consumer goods throughout the economy. It is The idea that economists and energy experts have headed out as unrealistic.
He also blamed gas and diesel prices, which in 2022 declined significantly from the peak to increase food costs such as bacon.