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Pope Has Shared Posts Criticizing Trump, Vance

In February, Leo XIV shared an article titled 'JD Vance is wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the election of the first American pope on Thursday—but Pope Leo XIV might not have been thrilled when Trump was elected in November. When Leo was Cardinal Robert Prevost, he shared numerous posts on X criticizing the policies and statements of Trump and Vice President JD...

Vance on India-Pakistan Clash: 'None of Our Business'

VP says US won't be intervening in conflict between 2 nuclear-armed nations

(Newser) - The India-Pakistan conflict continues to bubble, amid fears of an eventual military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed nations. Don't expect the United States to get involved, however, according to Vice President JD Vance. "Fundamentally none of our business," Vance said in a Fox News interview on Thursday,...

Germany Balks After Rubio, Vance Support Far-Right AfD

US secretary of state accuses German government of 'tyranny,' German foreign ministry pushes back

(Newser) - Germany's foreign ministry is hitting back at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party as a "right-wing extremist" organization. The spat occurred at a complicated time for Germany, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the...

Danish King Drops In to Visit Greenland

Denmark appears to be underscoring its ties in light of Trump's demands to take over the island

(Newser) - King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, reports the AP , kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that President Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location. Frederik's trip to the island's capital city of Nuuk follows the new Greenlandic prime minister'...

JD Vance's Half Brother Launches Mayoral Run

Cory Bowman wants to be mayor of Cincinnati

(Newser) - Cory Bowman was feeling inspired in January as he headed home after watching his half brother, JD Vance, be inaugurated as vice president. The 36-year-old Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, was already active in the community, starting an evangelical church in Cincinnati's West End and later opening...

JD Vance: I'm Happy I Got to Meet the Pope

US vice president snagged the pontiff's 'last official meeting'

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged the passing of Pope Francis a day after their meeting at the Vatican . "My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him," the Catholic convert wrote Monday on X , per USA Today . Vance said he...

Pope Has Easter Meeting With JD Vance

Pontiff also makes a surprise trip in the popemobile

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans. The Vatican said they met for a few minutes at the papal residence in Vatican City "to exchange Easter...

Vatican, White House Report Vance Meeting Differently

Church statement calls session an 'exchange of opinions'

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance met with the Catholic Church's top diplomats at the Vatican on Saturday, in the shadow of Pope Francis' criticism of the Trump administration's deportation policy and Vance's theological defense of it. The tension was reflected in the official statements released after Vance met...

JD Vance Fumbles Ohio State's Trophy
JD Vance Fumbles
Ohio State's Trophy
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Apr 14, 2025 7:45 PM CDT

JD Vance Fumbles Ohio State's Trophy

'I didn't want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,' he jokes

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team's visit to the White House on Monday by fumbling the team's national championship trophy. After laudatory speeches by President Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day, and Vance on the South Lawn, the vice president—an Ohio State graduate—tried...

Head of Space Force Base Fired After Vance Visit

She told personnel that Vance's Greenland remarks are 'not reflective of Pituffik Space Base'

(Newser) - The commander of a US Space Force base in Greenland has been fired for sending a base-wide email breaking with official messaging following Vice President JD Vance's visit to the Danish territory last month. In a statement late Thursday, the Space Force said Col. Susan Meyers was removed as...

China Blasts 'Ignorant' JD Vance Remarks

His remarks about 'peasants' caused a backlash in China

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance did not calm US-China tensions last week with remarks about Chinese people being "peasants." In a Fox & Friends interview, Vance said the "globalist economy" is based on the US incurring debt to buy things other countries make. "We borrow money from...

Vance: 'Elon Is Not Even Close to Done'

VP says DOGE has more to do, though he expects Musk to leave role soon to serve as an 'adviser'

(Newser) - As whispers circulate about when Elon Musk's official role in the Trump administration may come to a close, the vice president of the United States is offering some more details. "Elon is going to remain a friend and an adviser of both me and the president," JD...

US 'Will Not Get' Greenland, New Prime Minister Says

Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects Trump's confidence in a US takeover

(Newser) - The newly elected prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by President Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US. Trump wants to annex the territory,...

In Greenland, Vance Delivers Cold Jokes, Political Charges

Vice president criticizes Denmark's stewardship as Trump repeats demand

(Newser) - Sent by President Trump to one of the most remote military installations in the world, Vice President JD Vance joked about the cold on Friday to US troops stationed in Greenland while accusing Denmark of failing its semiautonomous territory. "The president is really interested in Arctic security, as you...

Putin: Trump Will Likely Go After Greenland 'Systematically'

His comment comes a day after Trump said US will 'go as far as we have to go' to obtain it

(Newser) - With the Vances' trip to Greenland looming, two notable quotes on the subject of the Trump administration's stated desire to take over the Arctic island:
  • From Trump: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday, the president said, "We need Greenland for national security and international security. So
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JD Vance Is Going to Greenland
JD Vance Is
Going to Greenland
Mar 25, 2025 6:44 PM CDT

JD Vance Is Going to Greenland

'I didn't want her to have all that fun by herself,' he says of 'excitement' around wife's visit

(Newser) - Tensions around a planned trip to Greenland by Usha Vance and two top American officials are unlikely to be eased by the news that Vance's husband has decided to come along. In a video posted on X Tuesday afternoon, Vice President JD Vance said he was visiting Greenland to...

Vance Rises in MAGA, but Bannon Sees 3rd Trump Term

VP now seen as the heir apparent, but some Trump allies think president will run again

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee, in what the AP sees as another sign that he's cementing his status as the torchbearer of the MAGA movement.
  • It's the first time in the RNC's history that
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JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center
JD Vance Booed
at Kennedy Center
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Mar 14, 2025 5:46 AM CDT

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center

Reaction follows Trump's gutting of board, appointment as chair

(Newser) - A crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday was none too pleased to see a certain vice president in the audience. As JD Vance and his wife, Usha, took their balcony seats for a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra, loud boos and...

Vance's Ukraine Remark Infuriates Brits

VP denies mocking UK, France about peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine

(Newser) - JD Vance has found himself the subject of criticism more than once over the past few weeks, and he's making new headlines the morning after President Trump's record-setting speech before Congress for being caught on a hot mic noting just how long his boss' speech was. The vice...

Australian Politician: Sorry I Called JD Vance a 'Knob'

Roger Cook says comment was 'lighthearted,' but apologizes to anyone offended

(Newser) - At a Tuesday event for which he was the guest speaker, Western Australian premier Roger Cook was asked to finish the sentence, "JD Vance is a..." His response? "Knob." The audience at the Leadership Matters event in Perth laughed and clapped, the Guardian reports. "You'...

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