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By MEG KINNARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance, appearing Tuesday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d to promote his newly released memoir on faith, was put on the spot from the first question, peppered for nearly an hour on Jeffrey Epstein, the economy, immigration and other issues facing the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

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The appearance was notable because it marked a rare foray for a Trump administration official into what they would consider hostile media territory, and it raised eyebrows since the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration has launched an investigation into the show over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air.<\/p>\n

The long-running morning show, led by veterans Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, is generally dominated by its liberal hosts. It combines entertainment and political interviews and often features commentary critical of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Vance himself acknowledged the uncomfortable terrain, joking with the hosts at the start of the hour: \u201cThis is a show of MAGA Republicans, right? That\u2019s what my media team told me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He did get a few questions about his new book \u201cCommunion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,\u201d which he described as \u201cactually way less political than you might think.\u201d The tentative deal he has worked on to try to bring about an end to the Iran war did not, however, come up.<\/p>\n

Vance asked to explain Trump\u2019s remarks on affordability<\/h4>\n

The show\u2019s hosts almost immediately began questioning Vance about the country\u2019s economic situation, specifically Trump\u2019s comments on affordability and inflation. In both circumstances, Vance turned into somewhat of a Trump translator.<\/p>\n

Behar asked about Trump\u2019s dismissal of the affordability issue as a \u201choax\u201d started by Democrats while instead focusing on projects including refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, building a triumphal arch across the river from Arlington National Cemetery or refashioning the White House South Lawn into a UFC arena for Trump\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy is he doing them when everybody knows that Americans are struggling?\u201d Behar asked. \u201cWhat is he spending all this money for?\u201d<\/p>\n

Vance rejected Behar\u2019s characterization of Trump\u2019s comment. \u201cWhat the president said is, the idea that Republicans caused the affordability problem is a hoax, and I think that\u2019s true,\u201d the vice president said.<\/p>\n

After co-host Ana Navarro interjected with Trump\u2019s recent statement, \u201c I love the inflation,\u201d Vance offered another Trump translation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat he said is that he loves the fact that the inflation is going to come down when this war is over,\u201d Vance said, eliciting cross talk from the table.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s not what he said,\u201d Goldberg responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you his interpreter, or are you his vice president?\u201d Behar added.<\/p>\n

Vance tried to pivot, talking about increases in manufacturing jobs and other economic improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy view \u2014 I\u2019m sure you guys don\u2019t agree with it \u2014 is that we inherited a mess and we\u2019re fixing it, but sometimes it takes a long time to fix a mess,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Vance acknowledges he\u2019s an Epstein \u2018conspiracy theorist\u2019<\/h4>\n

Vance was questioned at length about the Epstein files, as well as recent reporting from The New York Times that he had been a major advocate for releasing the materials, including during meetings in the White House Situation Room.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am, frankly, kind of a conspiracy theorist on the Epstein stuff,\u201d Vance admitted, acknowledging he agrees with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on that point.<\/p>\n

The vice president said he did want to defend his boss on the issue, referring to Navarro and others\u2019 assertions that Trump ejected Epstein from membership in his private club because of a business deal gone wrong and not Epstein\u2019s nefarious sexual proclivities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was very frustrated when the Democrats were making this about him,\u201d Vance added of Trump and the fractious political conversation over the files\u2019 release and their content.<\/p>\n

Pressed repeatedly by co-host Sunny Hostin over other matters related to the files, including millions that have yet to be released, Vance said there are many duplicates, as well as others over whose release a court would need to rule, but that \u201cwe\u2019re not holding anything back.\u201d<\/p>\n

After promising Hostin he\u2019d check on some files that remain unreleased, Vance playfully suggested a return to the purported show agenda when Goldberg shifted to another commercial break.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s talk about the book. I\u2019m here to sell books. \u2018Communion!\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually, we will,\u201d Goldberg said. \u201cBut this is a good opportunity for us to get some clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vance also dove into Trump\u2019s signature issue: immigration<\/h4>\n

The conversation shifted to Trump\u2019s signature issue as Vance explained the evolution of his relationship to the president, whom he once criticized and about whom he now says he \u2014 and others, chronicling Trump\u2019s political rise \u2014 got some things wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things I underappreciated about Donald Trump is that so many of the things that people said about him weren\u2019t actually true,\u201d Vance said. \u201cI read stories that said, \u2018Donald Trump said that all Mexicans were rapists\u2019 \u2014 he never said that.\u201d<\/p>\n

After several hosts queried how Vance as both a Christian and father would explain Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and urged him to visit detention centers, Vance acknowledged the need to \u201cstrike a balance, of course,\u201d between enforcing laws and treating people appropriately.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaw enforcement is always inherently not a very pretty process, especially when you\u2019re dealing sometimes with violent people, with people who are resisting arrest,\u201d he allowed.<\/p>\n

As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it strikes the right balance here,\u201d Vance said of Catholicism, that \u201cyou can have borders, you\u2019re allowed to enforce your borders \u2026 but you also have to take certain precautions and certain care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hosts asked Vance about administration\u2019s stance on race<\/h4>\n

Some of the most impassioned moments of the show were when the hosts questioned Vance about some of the administration\u2019s moves when it comes to race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color?\u201d Goldberg asked. Some audience members reacted negatively as Vance asked for more information.<\/p>\n

When Vance responded that the question suggested that \u201callegedly the administration is holding back the appointments of people based on skin color,\u201d Hostin jumped in with a correction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m talking about Black history getting erased from public spaces, Black voter districts are being dismantled, Black leaders are being sidelined from our ranks,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere do Americans of color fit in this vision? Because it doesn\u2019t seem like we fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saying that \u201ceverybody is welcome in our political coalition,\u201d Vance pointed toward the administration\u2019s efforts to increase safety in Washington, D.C., a heavily Black city, adding, \u201cBlack history is not erased.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writer Michelle L. Price contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meg Kinnard can be reached at http:\/\/x.com\/MegKinnardAP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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