NewzThe string of sharp queries, some from voters who said they had supported him and President Donald Trump, previewed the rocky path he may face trying to answer for the administration's record if he runs for President himself in 2028 Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centers, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night (AP) — Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centers, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night.
Vance, who said during the town hall there’s “of course” a chance he doesn’t run for president, faced an especially pointed question about “a failure of leadership” posted by the widow of one of six U.S. soldiers killed by an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, which occurred the day after Trump started the war with Iran. “This literally is the first time I’ve heard of this,” Vance said in response.
As he went on, he said, “This job is an amazing honor, but you live in a bit of a bubble and sometimes information doesn’t filter up.” Questions about Iran war strategy and costs After telling the vice president about his late wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, who was killed on March 1, Joey Amor asked about mistakes and fundamental failures that led up to the deaths of those soldiers and how leaders would be held accountable. Vance seemed taken aback by Amor’s questions, saying, “This literally is the first time I’ve heard of this,” and said he wanted to talk with Amor to learn more after.
But as Vance went on, he acknowledged mistakes were made and said, “there were issues with where troops were located that we realized was a huge mistake that we could do better on, and we have changed that.” A Michigan man who said he voted for Trump and Vance in 2024 but now plans to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pressed Vance about the high gasoline prices resulting from the war. In response, Vance said he recognized that gas prices were too high, and said, “I think it’s important to be honest about why they’re so elevated.” He said it was because of “what’s happening in the Middle East” and said the administration was taking steps to try to lower prices. “We’ve never had a situation like this where you have effectively, the largest state sponsor of terrorism that’s trying to choke off world energy supply,” Vance said, without acknowledging that situation occurred because of the war Trump …
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