Vance Grilled on Iran War, Immigration at CBS Town Hall — SkimNews
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- Joey Amor confronted Vance about the March 1 Iranian drone strike in Kuwait that killed his wife Master Sgt. Nicole Amor and five other US soldiers — Vance replied that it was "the first time I've heard of this."
- Vance acknowledged troops had been placed in locations that "we realized was a huge mistake" and said as vice president "information doesn't filter up."
- A Michigan Trump voter now backing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pressed Vance on elevated gas prices from the Iran war; Vance blamed Middle East turmoil and Biden-era refining capacity without acknowledging Trump launched the war.
- Vance called immigration enforcement that separates children from parents "a work in progress," conceding that some "really screw up" and that the administration investigates cases internally.
- Vance conceded "to the extent that my rhetoric has been imperfect here, that's on me" after an immigrant voter confronted his characterization of H-1B holders as "foreign indentured servants."
- Vance denied seeing corruption from Trump despite nearly $1.2 billion the president took in from crypto businesses last year and the resignation of ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, who denies leveraging her position.
Why it matters: Voters who backed Vance in 2024 are defecting on the Iran war's economic toll — and Vance's admission that he was unaware of a US soldier's death in Kuwait hands Democratic challengers a ready-made accountability line as he weighs a 2028 bid.
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