Vice President JD Vance erupted during a heated exchange with an Associated Press reporter who implied he was “protecting pedophiles” during his visit to a steel factory in Ohio, where he was promoting tax cuts.
During a Q&A session, the reporter said:
“I guess I’m going to be that person. There are some protestors outside accusing the GOP of protecting pedophiles.”
“We’re wondering what you think are the reasons the U.S. government should shield the client list of Epstein from the public?”
Vance didn’t mince words in his response.
“Well, let me just say a couple of things. First of all… we’re not shielding anything. The President has directed the Attorney General to release all critical information and frankly to go find additional credible information related to the Jeffrey Epstein case – he’s been incredibly transparent about that stuff, but some of that stuff takes time.”
He continued:
“I got to make an observation. There’s an interesting thing about this case that the American media seems to totally ignore.”
“For four years under Joe Biden’s Department of Justice, the media didn’t give a damn about the Epstein files or about the Epstein case. For literally 20 years, the story about this scumbag…”
JUST IN: Vice President JD Vance unleashes on the media after an AP reporter asked him if the GOP is defending pedophiles.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 28, 2025
Reporter: I guess I'm going to be that person… What are the reasons the U.S. government should shield the Epstein list?
Vance: “I got to make an… pic.twitter.com/GLZslhLX3P
Vance went on:
“For 20 years you had Obama and George W. Bush’s DOJ go easy on this guy… they didn’t fully investigate the case… and now Donald J. Trump is asking his DOJ to show full transparency and somehow that’s a criticism of Donald J. Trump and not Barack Obama and George W. Bush.”
JUST IN: Vice President JD Vance unleashes on the media after an AP reporter asked him if the GOP is defending pedophiles.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 28, 2025
Reporter: I guess I'm going to be that person… What are the reasons the U.S. government should shield the Epstein list?
Vance: “I got to make an… pic.twitter.com/GLZslhLX3P
As the Department of Justice seeks to unseal grand jury materials from the Epstein investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly provided information to DOJ officials last week concerning “100 different people.”
Meanwhile, Maxwell’s legal team is pushing for the Supreme Court to take up her appeal, with a decision expected in late September.
