Vice President JD Vance: No One Saw This Coming, The Ceasefire Is Real!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Business, Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 18K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏱️ 109 minutes

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US Vice President JD Vance reveals the inside story of the Iran peace deal, how his mother's opioid addiction shaped him, why he went from angry atheist to baptised Christian, and how Donald Trump operates behind closed doors! JD Vance is the 50th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Donald Trump. A Yale Law School graduate and former US Senator for Ohio, he is the bestselling author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' and his new book 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith'. He explains: ◼️Why one stable person in your childhood can determine your entire future ◼️Why he went from calling Trump 'America's Hitler' to becoming his Vice President ◼️Why governments lying to young people about war are destroying the West ◼️Why AI won't take your job but will make the rich dramatically richer ◼️Why the speed of immigration is what really divides communities 00:00 Intro 02:38 How Childhood Shaped Who You Became 05:34 You Were Put Up For Adoption 06:40 Watching Your Mother's Relationships Up Close 07:42 How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adults 10:13 How Addiction Tore The Family Apart 15:58 Why Empathy Is Missing In Politics 17:48 Why Politics Turns Opponents Into Villains 19:15 Trump's Immigration Rhetoric Explained 22:44 Can You Discuss Immigration Without Division? 24:56 Moving Into An All-White Neighborhood 28:16 How Political Messaging Creates Division 30:36 Would You Cross A Border For Your Family? 33:29 Why You Joined The Marine Corps 36:28 Why George W. Bush Frustrated You 39:00 Ads 41:05 The War With Iran 48:16 Iran's Most Powerful Weapon 51:06 Could Iran Wait Out Trump? 52:01 The Real Deal With Iran 53:08 What's Inside The Iran Term Sheet? 55:42 What Happens To Iran's Nuclear Material? 56:28 Can Inspectors Stop Secret Nuclear Programs? 57:33 Trump's Message To Netanyahu 58:40 Do You Trust Israel? 59:35 Why The US And Israel Are So Closely Linked 01:02:07 What Does Netanyahu Really Want? 01:03:13 Why Your Views On Trump Changed 01:06:43 What You Learned Behind Closed Doors 01:09:02 The Call To Become Vice President 01:11:24 Ads 01:12:23 Did You Know What You Were Signing Up For? 01:14:53 How Becoming VP Changed Your Family 01:19:14 What Surprised Your Wife Most 01:20:16 Does The Secret Service Control Your Life? 01:21:40 Why Faith Came Back Into Your Life 01:23:41 When You Realized Faith Matters 01:27:33 What AI Means For America's Future 01:28:20 Are You Worried About AI Job Loss? 01:37:07 Should America Own The Biggest AI Companies? 01:38:43 What Mamaw Would Think Today 01:42:31 Are Aliens Real? You can pre-order JD Vance’s book, ‘Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4LtlJPz The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: https://linkly.link/2hm7r ◼ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Flightcast - Check out https://www.flightcast.com/DOAC4 Ketone - Go to https://ketone.com/steven to enter to win! no purchase necessary, terms and conditions apply. HeyGen - https://heygen.com/doac

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0:00.0	One thing I've learned from interviewing a lot of founders and building companies myself is that
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0:53.0	The Biden administration just like really screwed up our immigration policy in a profoundly
0:57.5	dangerous way.
0:58.4	But even if you agree that immigration is a problem, it seems division is the most compelling
1:02.5	narrative for politicians.
1:03.8	I remember this particular quote about the black community where he said,
1:06.4	What do you have to lose?
1:09.4	I'm a black man.
1:10.8	I feel like I've got things to lose. And my concern is when the Western narrative is that it's the brown people that are the reason that your life is hard. Or like Mexicans and murderers. If I heard that from my political leaders, it's conceivable that I might be angry at my neighbor, even though they've done nothing. But let me just say very often what the president is accused of saying he didn't say
1:28.4	it or there was much greater context. You wouldn't have said that. But I think, well, the president
1:32.2	I certainly have way different styles. But Donald Trump is much different as a human being than the
1:38.0	media makes him out to be. But back in 2016, there was a private message between you and a roommate
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