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J. D. Vance: “The President of the United States [is a big fan of banning…”

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

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

… the money runs dry because it's gone to fraudsters instead of the people who benefit from it or should benefit from it. So we're going to keep that work up. The President of the United States [is a big fan of banning members of Congress from trading stocks]. has been very clear that he wants us to focus on fraud. He wants us to prosecute the fraudsters, and he wants us to save the American people as much money as we possibly can. (01:52–01:54)

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Asserts that the President supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.

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