On Sunday morning, Vice President JD Vance sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos for an interview on This Week. Things went off the rails at the end, and there were plenty of reactions from news media members.
Stephanopoulos asked the Vice President about reports that Border Czar Tom Homan accepted a $50,000 bribe from undercover FBI agents.
Vance called the question a “weird left-wing rabbit hole”, adding that he’d rather talk about more important issues.
In response, Stephanopoulos said, “It’s not a ‘weird left-wing rabbit hole.'”
“I didn’t insinuate anything,” the ABC News anchor continued. “I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50,000, as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. And you did not answer the question. Thank you for your time this morning,” with Stephanopoulos ending the interview.
JD Vance attempted a rebuttal, but his audio was cut, and the program shifted to another topic.
On social media, some took issue with the conduct of Stephanopoulos and ABC News, while others defended the network by not allowing Vance to sidestep the question.
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