JUST IN: JD Vance reveals where US-Iran negotiations stand

[0:02] Thank you, Jesse. Thanks for having me. [0:03] Of course. So how concerned are you about Israel spying on the United States and freelancing in Lebanon? [0:13] Well, look, I think obviously the Israelis and I, or excuse me, the Israelis in the United States, [0:19] we have a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge. [0:23] And I think where the president has been very clear here is that while Israel obviously has [0:27] some objectives that it has, the United States' main objective in Iran is to ensure that Iran [0:32] does not have a nuclear weapon. And we've actually, thanks to what's happened over the last few [0:36] months, but really over the last year and a half, we've created the space necessary where the [0:42] president believes, and I think that he's right, that we can get the long-term settlement to Iran's [0:47] nuclear deal. Now, Israel may like that. They may not like that. But fundamentally, we think this is [0:52] in the best interest of the United States of America. So we're going to keep on pursuing it [0:55] because that's what the president of the United States was elected to do. That's what we have to [0:59] do in order to properly serve the American people. Do you think the Iranians are trying [1:03] to play us at the negotiating table? Well, I think, Jesse, everybody's always [1:09] trying to play everybody. I think the president's attitude on this is we have to verify, of course. [1:15] One of the most important things to whether this ultimate settlement is a success is not what the [1:19] Iranians write on the paper, but whether they actually comply with some of the requirements of [1:25] the settlement that we come up to. I think it's very important. And this is one of the big [1:28] differences. You always hear people talk about the Obama deal and what went wrong with it. [1:32] The number one thing that went wrong with the Obama deal, Jesse, is that there was not a proper [1:37] inspections regime to ensure that the Iranians could never build a nuclear weapon. And that's one [1:42] of the big differences between what happened then and what the president of the United States would [1:46] get to, assuming we're ultimately able to make a deal. So I don't assume that anybody's acting in good [1:52] faith. Obviously, we've been very involved in these negotiations, Jesse. We're going to take the [1:57] attitude of accomplish the president's mission, but verify over the long term that the Iranians are [2:04] keeping their end of the bargain. It's a tall order, but it's one that the president has put us [2:08] in a good position to achieve, because let's be honest, Jesse, the Iranians don't want this war [2:13] to continue. It's not in their best interest. And I think they're coming to the table, putting some [2:18] real things on the table. We're, of course, going to verify it. But if we get to this deal, [2:22] it's going to be a homerun win for the American people. [2:24] I hope so. Let's go to California. Not sure how closely you've been following this. They are [2:29] still counting the votes. Do you trust this election? [2:35] Fundamentally, the problem here with this whole thing is how is it that you had, you know, [2:41] Karen Bass was in first place, Spencer Pratt was in second place, and then this other woman [2:45] was in third place. You would expect these mail-in ballots to kind of meet that same basic pattern [2:51] where, you know, number one would get the most votes, number two would get the second most votes [2:55] and so on. But somehow we find ourselves in a situation where, number one, they're still [3:00] receiving ballots, not just counting ballots, Jesse, they're still receiving ballots. And number two, [3:06] the way that they're coming in just so happens to work out such that the Republican is getting [3:11] kicked out of the final two. So it's a Democrat versus Democrat runoff. That seems pretty shady [3:17] to me, especially when you add on top of the fact that in California, you are prohibited from [3:23] asking for somebody's identification before they vote. And we just found out through the U.S. [3:27] attorney there that you can register to vote with a gym membership card. How ridiculous is that? [3:34] Well, and of course we know that gold gem would probably hand out a gym membership to anybody who's [3:43] willing to pay, including, for example, an illegal alien. We joke about this, Jesse, but that's why [3:48] these elections don't have the legitimacy they need is because if you're going to give a card to [3:55] anybody who's willing to pay $10 a month for a gym membership, then you're not actually going to [4:01] ensure that that person is legitimately able to vote. This is why we have, for example, [4:06] photo ID to get on an airplane so that airplane rides are safe. This is why we have photo ID to [4:11] purchase alcohol to ensure that you're the proper age. It's insane that we have a state not only that [4:17] doesn't ask for your identification, but will throw you in jail if you're an elections official who is [4:22] asking for identification. So you're the fraud czar now. House oversight just came out with a report [4:28] that said that Tim Walz was warned repeatedly that there was fraud and he kept the money flowing [4:35] because he didn't want to be called racist. That sounds like a crime to me. Is that a crime? [4:43] Well, I'm going to let the law determine what's a crime and what's not. We're certainly going to [4:47] investigate this, Jesse, and I guess now I can make a bit of breaking news because I left the White House [4:52] to come here to do this interview with you. And before I did, we actually referred this particular case [4:58] to the Department of Justice for a full criminal investigation. We are not going to do what the [5:03] Biden administration did and make judgments of the law before all the facts are in. But here's [5:09] what's particularly troubling about this to me is, Jesse, you had people within Governor Walz's office [5:14] who were saying, you know what, this looks like fraud. It looks like these Somalian illegal immigrants [5:21] are doing something that's very shady. And then you had people who shut them down, who shut these [5:26] whistleblowers down and said, you know, you're a racist or you're a xenophobe for asking questions [5:31] about where taxpayer money is going. What that means to me, Jesse, is that clearly people weren't [5:37] taking fraud seriously. Whether it rises to the level of a criminal violation, we're going to [5:43] investigate it. And of course, if it does rise to that level, we're going to prosecute it. We have to. [5:47] Yeah, it's so offensive because some of these guys are riding around in Bentleys [5:51] and Maseratis and the American taxpayer, you got to take it from me. They are livid about this kind [5:59] of stuff. The midterm elections right around the corner, the Democrats have nominated Tallarico [6:05] and Plattner to win back men, Mr. Vice President. Is that going to work? [6:15] I'm probably the worst person to ask how the Democrats could win votes, Jesse. But look, [6:21] my free political advice to Democrats is very simple. It's just elect, nominate normal human [6:29] beings. Don't run on men playing in women's sports. Don't run on letting illegal immigrants [6:34] flood our country. And don't run on letting fraudsters in Minnesota take advantage of the [6:39] American taxpayer. And you guys would do a lot better. I don't know why Democrats can't just find [6:45] normal, well-adjusted candidates, whether men or women. I think they would do a lot better. [6:51] But I'm not complaining, Jesse, because I do think it puts our party, my party in a much better [6:56] position to perform in the midterms. As you know, Jesse, midterms are always very tough for the party [7:01] in power. If you go back historically, even when the country's been doing very well, midterms are pretty [7:07] bad for the country or for the party that's in power. But I think we have a great chance. Number one, [7:13] because the president has delivered on so many of his core campaign promises. [7:17] But number two, it's because the Democrats can't seem to nominate normal people to ask for the [7:22] American people's vote. Maybe normal people don't want to run as Democrats. That's the key. [7:26] I want to put this on the record, though, Mr. Vice President. Do you have any concerning tattoos [7:32] that we don't know about? Jesse, if I had any concerning tattoos, I think the mainstream media would [7:40] have talked about it ad nauseum two years ago. I actually have no tattoos, Jesse, for one simple [7:46] reason. I was going to get a tattoo before I showed up to Marine Corps boot camp of the Eagle [7:52] Globe and Anchor, the famous Marine Corps emblem. And I had a recruiter who told me that if I showed [7:57] up to boot camp with a Marine tattoo, I would get absolutely eviscerated by the drill instructors. [8:03] So I didn't get the tattoo then or ever. I am tattoo-less. [8:06] Okay, good. For your own safety, that was probably good. [8:11] Mr. Vice President, we'll be right back with you. Thank you.