JD Vance

Don’t focus on what kids say in group chats.

I refuse to join the pearl clutching.

The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. That’s what kids do. And I really don’t want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke—telling a very offensive, stupid…

I certainly think that he has violated his fundamental oath of office.

The president convinced the entire Muslim world really, both the Gulf Arab states, but as far in Southeast Asia as Indonesia, to really step up and provide ground troops so that Gaza could be secured in safety.

We think that the Arab countries, the Muslim-majority countries, are going to step up in a big way with troops on the ground.

It's a big day for their families, but I think, more importantly, it's a big day for the entire world.

We want the government to reopen, but Chuck Schumer and the Democrats decided to shut down the government, and we have to deal with the consequences in the administration.

We're going to continue to play our mediation role. And I think that's a very, very good place for all of us to be.

It is going to take consistent leverage and consistent pressure from the president of the United States on down.

The president was criticized for it. The diplomatic team was criticized for it. But I think that, because he chose a different pathway, we are now on the cusp of a sustainable peace in the Middle East.

We feel very confident the hostages will be released, and that the president is actually traveling to the Middle East likely this evening in order to meet them and greet them in person.

This isn't a negotiation. This is hostage-taking.

We are confident, Margaret. Of course, we always follow the law, and we always follow court cases, and we think that we have the authority to do what we need to do.

But my point is, Margaret, that we have to do layoffs because we have to preserve necessary resources to do the most critical things that the government does.

Well, look, as the president said, you have to remember, the war started because of a brutal terrorist attack on Israeli soil, and we've been laser-focused on eliminating the terrorist threat to the Israelis, while also ensuring that the…

We have to remember, why are we in this situation, Margaret? All these conversations about whether it's a temporary layoff or a permanent layoff – we are dealing with a terrible, chaotic situation, because Chuck Schumer and a few far left…

We want the government to reopen, but Chuck Schumer, the Democrats decided to shut down the government.

I know the President is very committed to doing that.

Yes, Margaret, so knock on wood, but we feel very confident the hostages will be released.

If they just join with the moderate Democrats and the vast majority of Republicans, we can open up the government, and all these conversations will no longer be necessary.

We think that we have the authority to do what we need to do.

The government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos.

This is not a situation that we're excited about.

We'll negotiate over health care policy, but only once you do your job and open up people's government.