Vice President JD Vance got into a heated exchange with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday over bribery accusations facing a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Stephanopoulos asked Vance on ABC’s “This Week” about accusations facing Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, who was reportedly recorded on an FBI surveillance tape in September 2024 accepting $50,000 in cash. Stephanopoulos asked Vance whether Homan kept the $50,000 in cash he received or returned it.
Vance called the accusations a “ridiculous smear” in his response.
“I think that it would be a much more interesting story about why is it that Tom Homan, who is simply enforcing America’s immigration laws, is constantly harassed and threatened to the point of death threats. That’s a much more interest