Overview
- Vice President JD Vance, speaking Monday at Milbank Manufacturing in Kansas City, urged voters to “vote against the crazy leadership in Washington, D.C.”
- A 28-second clip of the remark raced across social media as users mocked it because Republicans and President Trump currently control the White House and Congress.
- Snopes reviewed the full White House video, which runs about 30 minutes, and found Vance was talking about Democratic leadership in Congress.
- The moment overshadowed his manufacturing and anti-fraud message, including his push to elect Republicans and his claim that Democrats favor “illegal aliens” and “fraudsters.”
- Liberal outlets highlighted the clip as ad-ready fodder for Democrats, and no correction or clarification from Vance’s office was reported.