Vice President J.D. Vance didn’t hold back Sunday morning when ABC’s George Stephanopoulos tried to corner him with a story about former Border Czar Tom Homan. Stephanopoulos pressed Vance about an alleged FBI tape showing Homan accepting cash, a claim the vice president immediately blasted as “a ridiculous smear” pushed by partisan media desperate to distract from the administration’s successes.
“You’re focused on a bogus story,” Vance fired back, accusing Stephanopoulos and ABC of ignoring real problems facing Americans. Vance pointed to the ongoing government shutdown, economic struggles, and efforts to secure the southern border—issues he said matter far more to the American people than “media gossip and political theater.”
Vance made it clear that there’s no credible evidence of wrongdoing by Homan, calling the controversy another media-manufactured scandal designed to discredit those enforcing Trump’s border security agenda. He said the corporate press has become obsessed with chasing down anti-Trump headlines while ignoring the positive strides being made in energy, jobs, and foreign policy stability.
As Stephanopoulos kept pressing, Vance stood his ground, accusing the anchor of “trying to spin a false narrative” instead of reporting facts. The heated exchange ended with Stephanopoulos insisting on his question and Vance refusing to take the bait, making clear that the administration won’t be distracted by “media witch hunts.”
.@VP nukes George Slopidopolous for obsessing over made-up Fake News BS while not asking a single question about the Democrat Shutdown: “Here’s, George, why fewer and fewer people watch your program…”
George gets big mad, cuts @VP off, and goes to commercial ? pic.twitter.com/VVm2FV5ujd
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 12, 2025
The clash highlights what conservatives have long argued—that mainstream outlets like ABC News would rather target Trump’s allies than cover his administration’s results. Vance’s pushback was a message to the media establishment: the days of unchallenged left-wing narratives are over.
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