JD Vance
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JD Vance is an American politician and author who serves as the Vice President of the United States. He gained national prominence as the author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy before entering public service.
What JD Vance has said on podcasts
94 statements
The administration has reversed the United States’ forty-year manufacturing decline trend.
“over the past 18 months we've reversed a 40-year trend”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 2:02
- on Illegal immigration to the United StatesPositiveSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The administration reversed illegal immigration flows, reducing them by approximately three million.
“we actually got control of the southern border, but started to reverse the flow of illegal immigration, which is about 3 million lower today than it was when we came into office”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 2:02
U.S. inflation has substantially improved and will continue declining.
“3.5% is still too high, but you've seen substantial progress. And of course, we're gonna keep on making progress.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 4:30
Trump’s Iran policy protects U.S. regional assets and preserves global oil and gas supplies.
“the president is taking the responsible course of action. He's protecting America's assets in the region while also ensuring that world energy markets continue to get a supply of oil and natural gas”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 4:30
- on Trump administration officialsPositiveSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Voters should reelect officials who have made substantial progress.
“you should elect the people who have actually made substantial progress while recognizing a lot more progress needs to happen”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 4:30
Anti-fraud efforts saved approximately $250 billion in taxpayer funds.
“we've saved about $250 billion of the American taxpayers' money that would've otherwise gone to fraudsters”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 7:22
The administration can reduce the fiscal deficit to a sustainable level.
“we can get the fiscal deficit to a sustainable level”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 7:22
AI developers should provide companies defensive tools against AI-enabled cyberattacks.
“when the companies come to you and say, we need the tools to fight back against Frankenstein, give them those tools”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 10:13
China currently generates three times as much electricity as the United States.
“the PRC now generates 3 times as much electricity as the United States of America does”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 10:13
- on Frontier artificial intelligence systemsNegativeSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Companies developing dangerous AI systems should stop building them.
“if you're building Frankenstein, stop”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 10:13
- on U.S. electricity generation capacityPositiveSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The United States should build substantially more electricity generation capacity.
“We just have to build more. We have to build more power.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 10:13
- on U.S. presidential risk-taking and major projectsPositiveSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Risk-taking presidents and major projects are necessary to reverse America’s long-term decline.
“I'd much rather have a president who's willing to take those risks, who's willing to take on the big projects. It's the only way I think you're gonna reverse America's long-term decline”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 14:47
The administration proposed imposing a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B applications.
“we came up with this idea to impose a $100,000 fee”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 16:54
The H-1B program should benefit the American economy rather than replace American workers.
“The H-1B should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners. It should exist to enrich the American economy”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 16:54
- on Fraud in U.S. federal spendingNegativeSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Federal fraud may account for hundreds of billions of dollars in spending.
“Whether it's 10% or 20%, you're talking about something on the scale of hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 19:14
- on United States Middle East policyNeutralSep 15, 2026· All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
U.S. Middle Eastern foreign policy should not be subordinate to Israel.
“we cannot let our Middle Eastern foreign policy be subservient to the state of Israel”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 22:32
U.S. foreign policy should cooperate or disagree based on American interests.
“We're going to work with people when we work with them. We're going to disagree when we disagree, and we're going to pursue America's interests.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 22:32
Marco Rubio is performing very well in his role.
“He's doing a great job too.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 24:47
Voters should give the administration another term to continue its work.
“Give us another chance or give us another couple of years to continue to work on the amazing things that we've been doing for the past 2 years.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 25:44
The administration’s H-1B reforms prioritize American workers over foreign nationals.
“We've pursued H-1B reform that prioritizes American workers over foreign nationals.”
Open the episode · JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the MidtermsListen at 25:44
UFC has culturally replaced boxing over the past two decades.
“So culturally it's like UFC has taken over boxing.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 8:24
The outrage industry, especially around humor, is harming the United States.
“This whole industry around outrage, especially getting outraged around humor, I think is actually really hurting the country.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 16:08
Republicans have a fundamental cultural appeal problem.
“Republicans still fundamentally have a cool problem”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 27:07
Republicans should not abandon California politically.
“I don't like the idea of giving up on it.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 27:51
Cultural self-segregation contributes to large population centers becoming Democratic.
“I think a little bit of it's just cultural self segregation and that's meant that a lot of these population centers have gone blue.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 27:51
Voter ID would solve many problems associated with mail-in ballots.
“the voter ID solves a lot of the mail on ballot problems”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 31:47
- on Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act)NeutralJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
The Save America Act would require voter identification.
“One of its main provisions is a requirement that you do voter id”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 34:20
Radical organizations and donors are pushing Democrats beyond their voters.
“the radical organizations, the nonprofits, the donors are pushing the party in a direction that most of the voters haven't gone in”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 43:55
Displaying the Ten Commandments does not force religion on non-Christian children.
“does seeing the Ten Commandments force religion on a non Christian child? I mean, my argument would be no.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 51:06
Public-school Ten Commandments displays are not inherently religious coercion.
“I guess I just say if the Ten Commandments being in a classroom is the thing that you think is forcing religion on somebody”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 55:19
War should always be avoided when possible.
“war is always something that you try to avoid.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:07:06
Preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is a valid policy goal.
“the goal is certainly good, which is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:08:57
U.S.-Iran policy is fundamentally on the right trajectory despite instability.
“I think fundamentally we are on the right trajectory. It's just going to be really messy and there's going to be a lot of stops and starts.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:12:38
U.S. military force should be used alongside diplomacy to achieve defined objectives.
“We're going to try to use our military force as one of the many tools that we have to solve the problem.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:17:47
U.S.-backed regime change has caused refugee crises and increased terrorism.
“Every time that it's happened, it's caused a refugee crisis, it's caused a spike in terrorism.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:21:20
The Iran agreement would permit foreign investment, not provide Iran $300 billion.
“We're talking about letting other countries invest in Iran.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:23:27
Military power requires a clearly defined objective to be effective.
“Military power can accomplish a clear objective, but you've got to have that clear objective.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:26:28
Israel should be treated as a normal ally based on shared interests.
“My attitude is towards this is Israel is an ally, like France or like the United Kingdom.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:31:36
Iran should not possess a nuclear weapon.
“Iran should not have a nuclear weapon”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:37:34
Donald Trump was not blackmailed into launching the Iran campaign.
“The idea that Donald Trump is being blackmailed is crazy to me because again, I see the way that he makes decisions.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:38:32
The administration collected six million documents in the Epstein review.
“we eventually collected 6 million documents as part of the effort”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:40:51
Vance has seen no credible evidence Trump committed wrongdoing involving minors.
“I've never seen a single piece of credible evidence that the President of the United States engaged in wrongdoing with minors, ever.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:40:51
As vice president, Vance has effectively unlimited access to information.
“I have like effectively unlimited access to information.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:55:35
- on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)PositiveJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Vance predicts he will eventually determine the truth about UFOs.
“Yes. I'll get to the bottom of it.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:57:27
- on U.S. government extraterrestrial remainsNegativeJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
U.S. custody of literal alien remains could not remain undisclosed without leaking.
“if we have literal space alien remains in the custody of the United States government, there is no way that that wouldn't get. That wouldn't leak out in some way.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:13:36
- on U.S. government extraterrestrial remainsNeutralJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Vance expects to investigate whether alleged extraterrestrial remains exist within 2.5 years.
“In the next two and a half years, we're gonna run this experiment”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:16:19
Pilot observations of some UAPs are difficult to explain using known physics and aeronautical engineering.
“what the pilots, their reaction to it, it's not like they're looking at a visual or on a camera. It's like they're looking at something else that's really, really weird and difficult to explain given what they know about, you know, physics and aeronautical engineering”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:18:10
- on Human spaceflight in reduced gravityNegativeJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Reduced gravity appears to impair human biological and genetic functioning during space travel.
“our genes, like our actual DNA seems to not function as well when it's not on Earth style gravity”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:23:05
- on Long-duration spaceflight health effectsNegativeJul 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Long-duration spaceflight currently lacks a satisfactory solution to its health effects.
“if you're in space for four years. That part of space travel is very fascinating to me. And I don't know that I've heard any satisfactory solution to it yet.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:23:05
Lack of ownership and economic opportunity drives young Americans toward socialism.
“if you don't give young people a stake, if you don't give them ownership, if you don't give them a sense of the American dream and of possibility in the future, they're going to become socialists.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 2:28:17
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What others have said about JD Vance
3 statements · 1 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral
JD Vance’s remarks about UFOs being demons were more nuanced than headlines suggested.
“when you actually listened to what he had to say, it was more complicated”
Open the episode · #2533 - Diana PasulkaListen at 3:36
As vice president, Vance has effectively unlimited access to information.
“I have like effectively unlimited access to information.”
Open the episode · #2526 - JD VanceListen at 1:55:35
J.D. Vance is the administration’s main target of attacks from supporters of continuing the war.
“he's the only one in there. And you can tell. And it's not that I have some inside knowledge. They're only. He's being attacked the most by the people that want the war to continue.”
Open the episode · #2518 - Tim DillonListen at 2:25:48
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
6 episodes featuring JD Vance
The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Ron White weighs comedy’s long road against sudden success
Ron White and Joe Rogan connect the economics and psychology of stand-up with wider arguments about politics, mental health, and public responsibility.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 35m
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Vance defends Trump’s record on borders, fraud and growth
The interview tests how the administration’s domestic agenda, foreign-policy restraint and Republican midterm message fit together.
Sep 15, 2026 · 28 min
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
Trump rejects AI slowdown as safety debate turns partisan
The episode tracks a widening clash over who should set the pace of frontier AI development as political leaders, labs, and researchers weigh catastrophe risks.
Sep 15, 2026 · 26 min
The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Religious studies scholar links modern UFO phenomena to ancient theological categories
This episode reframes the UFO discussion by moving past simple questions of physical existence to examine the deep psychological, theological, and geopolitical forces shaping what we believe.
Jul 30, 2026 · 2h 48m
The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
JD Vance and Joe Rogan debate UFO disclosure and economic nationalism
This conversation offers a rare look at how a sitting Vice President views classified intelligence, foreign policy deadlocks, and the economic survival of the American worker.
Jul 15, 2026 · 2h 59m
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
JD Vance details Iran peace terms and his path to the vice presidency
This conversation provides a rare, detailed look at the Vice President's personal history, his shift on Donald Trump, and his unconventional policy ideas on foreign relations and artificial intelligence.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1h 50m