An Exclusive Interview with Vice President JD Vance

The Bret Baier Podcast

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The week has been marked by major developments in Washington—from the signing of the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal to President Trump's decision to remove National Security Advisor Mike Waltz from his position and nominate him as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. To unpack these events, Bret sat down with Vice President JD Vance following a tour of Nucor Steel in South Carolina, where he was promoting President Trump's "Manufacturing Renaissance" agenda. Vice President Vance shared his perspective on Waltz’s reassignment, framing it not as a demotion but as a strategic opportunity that allows him to serve in a new, impactful role. He also addressed the latest U.S. military operations targeting Houthi forces in Yemen—an issue tied to the recent Signal chat leak—provided updates on the administration’s trade negotiations, and emphasized the President’s renewed push to restore American manufacturing. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.0	We are pleased to welcome Vice President J.D. Vance who spoke to workers here at the New Corps Steel Plant in South Carolina earlier today.
0:54.2	Mr. Vice President, thanks for the time.
0:55.8	Good to see you.
0:56.8	I want to talk to you about all this trip and what the purpose of it and your speech.
1:00.0	Sure.
1:01.0	But I want to start with the breaking news.
1:02.0	Why was Mike Walts let go?
1:04.0	So it wasn't let go.
1:05.0	He is being made ambassador to the United Nations, which of course is a Senate-confirmed
1:09.0	position. I think you can make a good argument that it's a promotion.
1:11.6	But we brought Mike on to do some serious reforms of the National Security Council. He has done that.
1:17.6	I like Mike. I think he's a great guy. He's got the trust of both me and the President.
1:21.6	But we also thought that he'd make a better UN ambassador as we get beyond this stage of the reforms that we've made
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