“We’ve got to nationalize this election, we’ve got to talk about all the crazy things Democrats are doing,” Vance said, according to audio obtained by POLITICO, warning that Democrats winning would “bury the American people in investigations and bullshit for the next two years.”
Vance, who if elected would be the 48th president of the United States, received a warm reception and the 2028 buzz was clearly on Republican lawmakers’ and attendees’ minds, though the vice president never mentioned the race or his future plans. He also touted a string of GOP achievements for working-class Americans.
Earlier in the event, where Vance was the featured guest, House GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said in his remarks that “the stars are the limit for the vice president.”
Vance placed a major focus on Trump’s executive actions that aim to lower prescription drug prices, describing the policy as “the single issue that has the most broad popular appeal.”
Top Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio has told GOP lawmakers and Trump officials in a series of private briefings in the last year that efforts to cut prescription drug prices are highly popular with voters and Republicans need to focus more on those efforts as they try to blunt attacks from Democrats over health care. Trump decided to take solo action to cut most favored nations agreements with key drug manufacturers, after GOP leaders on the Hill balked at the idea given it’s a highly divisive and long-running issue for more traditional Republicans.
Vance, notably, did not mention Trump’s promise during his GOP convention speech Wednesday night of a $5,000 dividend for every American adult — if Republicans win the House and Senate in November. However, Vance did defend the offer Wednesday night on Fox News following Trump’s speech and suggested it could have income limits.
The vice president’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment on his remarks.
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