Vance speaks on Trump’s plans for abortion pills, deportations

Aug 12

Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, had multiple one-on-one interviews air on Sunday, Aug. 11. In the interviews, he spoke with CNN’s Dana Bash, CBS’ Margaret Brennan and ABC’s Jonathan Karl about former President Donald Trump’s plans should he be elected again in 2024.

On CBS, Vance defended recent comments by the former president indicating he may be willing to roll back access to the abortion pill. Vance said Trump “wants abortion-related decisions to be left to the states.”

On CNN, Vance commented on Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, saying he’s the one being “weird” after that term has been used by the Democratic Party to describe the Republican ticket.

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On ABC, Vance took the media spotlight as a moment to discuss Trump’s plans for mass deportations.

“I think that you take a sequential approach to it,” Vance said. “You are going to have to deport some people. If you’re not willing to deport a lot of people, you’re not willing to have a border when there are 20 million illegal aliens in our country.”

He went on to explain, “You start with what’s achievable, you do that, and then you go on to what’s achievable from there. I think if you deport a lot of violent criminals, and frankly, if you make it harder to hire illegal labor — which undercuts the wages of American workers — I think you go a lot of the way to solving the illegal immigration problem. But look, President Trump is absolutely right; you cannot have a border unless you’re willing to deport some people. I think it’s interesting that people focus on, ‘Well, how do you deport 18 million people?’ Let’s start with one million, that’s where Kamala Harris has failed, and then we can go from there.”

Vance will be on the campaign trail on Wednesday, Aug. 14, making a stop in Michigan, a key swing state, while Trump is set address the economy in North Carolina.

Trump also is scheduled to sit down with Tesla owner Elon Musk on Monday night, Aug. 12.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Border patrol, border wall, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kamala Harris, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S.-Mexico Border

[KARAH RUCKER]

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE J-D VANCE had multiple ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS AIR ON SUNDAY.

IN SEPARATE INTERVIEWS — HE SPOKE WITH C-N-N’S DANA (DAH–NUH) BASH, C-B-S’ MARGARET BRENNAN, AND A-B-C’S JONATHAN KARL ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S PLAN, SHOULD HE BE ELECTED AGAIN IN 20-24.

ON C-B-S’ FACE THE NATION — VANCE DEFENDed RECENT COMMENTS BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT INDICATING HE MAY BE WILLING TO ROLL BACK ACCESS TO THE ABORTION PILL.

VANCE SAYING TRUMP “WANTS ABORTION RELATED DECISIONS TO BE LEFT TO THE STATES.”

ON C-N-N — VANCE COMMENTED ON VICE PRESIDENT HARRI’S RUNNING MATE, MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ — SAYING *HE’S* THE ONE BEING “WEIRD” AFTER THAT TERM HAS BEEN USED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO DESCRIBE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

AND VANCE TOOK THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT AS A MOMENT TO DISCUSS TRUMP’S PLANS FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS.

L3: SEN. JD VANCE | (R-OH) VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

“I think that you take a sequential approach to it. You are going to have to deport some people. If you’re not willing to deport a lot of people, you’re not willing to have a border when there are 20 million illegal aliens in our country.”

“Fifteen million people. This is like, i mean –“

“John, I think it’s the wrong attitude to take.”

“Would you go knock on doors and ask people for their papers?”

“I think that’s the wrong attitude. There’s 20 million people here illegally, right? You start with what’s achievable, you do that, and then you go on to what’s achievable from there. I think if you deport a lot of violent criminals, and frankly, if you make it harder to hire illegal labor — which undercuts the wages of American workers — I think you go a lot of the way to solving the illegal immigration problem. But look, President Trump is absolutely right. You cannot have a border unless you’re willing to deport some people. I think it’s interesting that people focus on, ‘Well, how do you deport 18 million people:’ Let’s start with one million, that’s where Kamala Harris has failed, and then we can go from there.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

VANCE WILL BE CAMPAIGNING FOR THE REPUBLICAN TICKET ON WEDNESDAY — MAKING A STOP IN MICHIGAN, A KEY SWING STATE, WHILE TRUMP IS SET ADDRESS THE ECONOMY IN NORTH CAROLINA.