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Vance denies disrespecting UK over ‘random country’ peacekeeping remarks

The US vice-president faces criticism after saying troops from "some random country" will not deter Russia.

BBC News - 1d

JD Vance Ignites Outrage in UK With ‘Random Country’ Comment

The vice president denied that he was talking about Britain and France when he downplayed “20,000 troops from some random country” protecting Ukraine. No other countries have pledged troops.

The New York Times - 1d

Vance criticised after comments on UK-French peacekeeping plan

US vice-president said deal unlikely to be secured by ‘some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

Financial Times - 1d

Ukraine selling T-shirts with Zelensky quote from Trump-Vance meeting

The Ukrainian government has launched a T-shirt fundraising effort seeking to capitalize on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's now-infamous Oval Office meeting on Friday with President Trump ...

The Hill - 1d

PM pays tribute to British troops after Vance comments

US vice-president has faced criticism for saying "20,000 troops from some random country" will not deter Putin.

BBC News - 21h

Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised the “sacrifice” of British troops who were killed fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq

ABC News - 22h

Vance: 'Absurdly dishonest' to suggest he criticized British, French troops

Vice President Vance is pushing back on claims that he criticized British and French troops during a Monday interview. In the interview, he lauded President Trump’s proposed minerals deal with ...

The Hill - 21h

Vance headed to U.S.-Mexico border after Trump touts immigration crackdown

Vice President JD Vance is visiting Eagle Pass, Texas, to tour facilities connected to President Trump's immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

CBS News - 18h

Watch: Vance gives remarks from US-Mexico border

Vice President Vance is set to give remarks from the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday afternoon, a day after President Trump touted his immigration agenda and knocked the Biden administration for ...

The Hill - 16h

Vance suggests other industries won't get tariff carve-outs

Vice President Vance on Wednesday said that industries other than U.S. automakers have asked for exemptions on tariffs, but suggested that the Trump administration would not extend further carve ...

The Hill - 15h

Sugarbush Reporter Was Not Fired for Viral JD Vance-Related Snow Update

A snow conditions update at Sugarbush featured an employee’s thoughts on the Trump administration before a visit from JD Vance. The posts were deleted, but she kept her job.

The New York Times - 15h

JD Vance touts Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in Texas

Vice President JD Vance traveled to the southern border on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. He met with law enforcement officials in Eagle Pass, Texas, ...

CBS News - 11h

Let’s not leave the baby-making debate to Musk and Vance – the left has a stake in this too | Gaby Hinsliff

Rightwingers calling for higher birthrates may be disturbing, but having children is the ultimate gesture of confidence in the future for us all. Roses are red, violets are blue. Rightwing ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

No matter how distasteful we find Trump and Vance over Europe, they speak a blunt truth | Simon Jenkins

The US has chosen the worst possible moment and the worst possible way to say it, but it is right to call for a realignment. It’s tough being rightwing these days. You have to find something nice ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader

US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and Vance “This is going ...

The Guardian - 5d

JD Vance, Positioning Himself as Trump’s Attack Dog, Berates Zelensky at Oval Office

The remarkable scene of a vice president injecting himself into a tense diplomatic discussion suggested that JD Vance does not want to be relegated to the B-team of the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 5d

'Trump and Vance were so rude': Ukrainians react to disastrous White House meeting

The more the country is attacked, the more unity there is, people in Kyiv tell the BBC.

BBC News - 5d

Pro-Ukraine protests erupt across US after Trump and Vance ‘ambush’ Zelenskyy

Demonstrators surge in Vermont, New York City and Boston after Oval Office debacle with US president and vice-president. Protests against the Trump administration erupted across the US on Saturday ...

The Guardian - 4d

Zelensky posts slew of thanks after Vance accuses him of being ungrateful for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spent the last 24 hours making a public showing of gratitude by thanking leaders across the globe for their outpouring of support after Vice President Vance ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump administration briefing: Vance defends US position on Ukraine; tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China

China and Canada retaliate after tariffs come into effect – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance. Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with the country’s ...

The Guardian - 2d

JD Vance claims he was not referring to Britain or France in jibe about European troops – UK politics live

US vice president says he ‘didn’t even mention’ UK or France in jab about ‘20,000 troops from random country’ protecting Ukraine. Michelle O’Neill , Northern Ireland’s first minister, has ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance

As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance. In Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump to stay put in Washington while Vance hits the road to sell administration policies

Traditionally, presidents leave Washington after a big speech to Congress to amplify their message to the public. Trump, however, will be staying in town.

NBC News - 1d

Vance visits southern border as Trump admin rethinks Guantánamo Bay detention plan

NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to report on the challenges facing the Trump administration’s mass deportation measures as top Cabinet officials ...

NBC News - 14h

JD Vance’s traumatic past doesn’t explain his bullying of Ukraine: his ‘might is right’ doctrine does | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But he’s attacking the democratic order we yearned for. Even before the shocking treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...