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J. D. Vance: “Sex offenders who were trying to get off the streets. The…”

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 21:56

They would actually know where some of the bad guys are. I mean, again, you hear things that are hard to believe, but I've confirmed that they are true. Sex offenders. Sex offenders who were trying to get off the streets. The local officials won't tell us their last known address. So then the local officials say, oh my God, these guys are doing widespread targeted enforcement operations. When in reality, we would love to just go to one house. (21:56–22:04)

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Asserts that local officials are not providing last known addresses of sex offenders.

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