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J. D. Vance: “What we believe in this White House is, what we need more…”

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 53:59

… lot of people who have decided, Wall street bankers, corporate lobbyists, and government officials that what the United States and what the west need is more and more cheap labor. What we believe in this White House is, what we need more and more of is high wages for American workers and investing in our own people. What you see all over the west, and it's kind of crazy, is this idea that the way to generate prosperity is to bring in millions and millions of unvetted people and drop them into your neighborhoods. (53:59–54:06)

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Asserts that the White House prioritizes high wages for American workers and domestic investment.

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