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J. D. Vance: “Local authorities have been told, stand down, do not help…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 22, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 07:07

And that's what happens in nearly every jurisdiction, red or blue, in the United States of America. The reason it hasn't happened here is because the Local authorities have been told, stand down, do not help [ICE], promote the violence, promote the agitation. but don't do anything to lower the temperature and lower the chaos. That's a problem. Here's another example of how the lack of cooperation between state and local officials makes it harder for us to do our job and turns up the temperature. (07:07–07:14)

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Asserts that local authorities are instructed not to assist ICE and to promote unrest.

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