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J. D. Vance: “We believe international waterways should be free of tolls.”

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, Jun. 18, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 12:37

And are you going to leave it to the Gulf states to kind of fight this battle? Well, first of all, We believe international waterways should be free of tolls. And that's been our position. That's what you see, of course, in the 60 days of the MoU. (12:37–12:41)

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Asserts that the U.S. believes international waterways should not have tolls.

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