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J. D. Vance: “The chaos that you see in Minneapolis, it's not going to…”

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Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Auburn Hills, MI

Published March 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 38:58

So long as we've got the cooperation and so long as we're working as a team. Team. The chaos that you see in Minneapolis, it's not going to happen. It only happens when you've got broken and dysfunctional political leadership that tries to stop us from doing our jobs. Thank you for taking questions, Mr. Vice President. Craig Mauger from the Detroit News newspaper here. (38:58–39:09)

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Asserts that chaos in Minneapolis is due to local political leadership obstructing immigration enforcement.

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“Michigan is the number two state in educational robotics adoption.”
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“Under the Biden administration, the average American worker lost $3,000 in take home pay.”
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“Over the last 14 months under Donald Trump's leadership, the average American has actually increased their take home pay by about $1,400.”
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“The fentanyl that flooded our streets and killed hundreds of thousands of our citizens came from Joe Biden's wide open border.”
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“We had elevated murder rates not just in our big cities, but in our small towns because we let in hundreds of thousands of violent criminals…”
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“We shut the border, we lowered your taxes and we have the lowest murder rate on history.”
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“We released hundreds of millions of barrels out of all these petroleum reserves, so that we could put some downward pressure on prices.”
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“Canada pays virtually nothing, at least until a couple of years ago, for their own security, which means we had to foot the bill for that…”
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“We've got a leader at the EPA who recognizes that we've got to protect American clean air, clean water.”
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“We can do that while still having the strongest economy anywhere in the world.”
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“The fact that we added over 2,000 manufacturing jobs in this state since Donald Trump became president is a testament to what you all make…”
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“Joe Biden and the Democrats were trying to wage war against our American automakers.”
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“They were trying to force every single person in this country to drive an electric vehicle.”
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“In 2025 last year, new US vehicle sales rose by 2.2.4%, which is the biggest jump in American made automobiles since 2019.”
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“We've seen just in the last six months, we've seen the effects of Our tax policy start to make its way into the Michigan automobile…”
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“Those working families tax cuts mean no taxes on Social Security.”
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“Republicans made [no taxes on Social Security] happen in Congress.”
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“Congressional Republicans made [DOE taxes on overtime] happen.”
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“Democrats fought us every single step of the way [on tax policies].”
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“Detroit Diesel... announced it was adding a third shift in recalling laid off workers.”
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“Everything from groceries to our home electricity bill was going up at a level that it hadn't gone up in 40 years under Joe Biden.”
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“Gas prices are higher right now, and frankly, they're not even as high as they were during certain parts of the business Biden…”
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“The president said, if you're going to apply a tariff to our goods, we're going to start applying a tariff to your goods, too.”
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“We've got murder rates as low as they've ever been.”
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“ICE in particular is trying to get violent criminals out of the United States of America.”
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“We have had ICE and immigration enforcement operating in 50 states, in red states and in blue states and very, very blue cities and very…”
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“We actually got a good vote yesterday in the United States Senate on the Save America act.”
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“If you're going to vote in a federal election, you ought to show identification before you do.”
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“An illegal alien shows up and votes in a Michigan election. That isn't just fraudulent and that isn't just illegal. That steals your right…”
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“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
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“He's willing to take action, diplomatic, ideally, but military action if he has to, to make sure that [Iran does not obtain a nuclear…”
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“For my entire life, the story of my hometown was another factory closed.”
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“Now factories are being built back up where engine manufacturers were shutting down shifts.”
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“The Trump administration will never stop fighting for you every single day.”
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