Trump: Vance to focus solely on ‘Massive Corruption and Crime’ in Democrat-led cities, states

First reported by Axios at Thu 7:23 AM · 5 outlets in all

1. Washington Examiner1hTrump tells Vance to forget Iran deal and focus on Democratic corruptionVice President JD Vance will not be leading face-to-face peace talks with Iran but will instead be focusing “his complete and total attention” on the administration’s efforts to root out fraud, according to President Donald Trump. The vice president had labeled the war as a top reason for Republicans’ defeat in the 2026 midterm elections
2. The Hill1hTrump: Vance to focus solely on ‘Massive Corruption and Crime’ in Democrat-led cities, statesPresident Trump said he directed Vice President Vance on Thursday to focus on alleged corruption in Democrat-controlled cities and states, asserting that the Iran war is not something the administration needs “to deal with.” Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he directed Vance to “focus his complete and total attention on the Massive…
3. NY Post1hTrump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’President Trump said Thursday he had told Vice President JD Vance to focus his “complete and total attention” on purported benefit fraud in Democrat-run cities and states rather than international diplomacy, adding that the US does not need to complete a deal with Iran at this time.
4. Yahoo News2hTrump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on DemocratsWASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice President ‌JD Vance to focus "his complete and total ‌attention" on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, ​saying that effort could save more money than a deal with Iran. "Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal ‌activity. CORRUPTION is ⁠in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" Trump wrote on social media. "We don’t need a ⁠deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions ​of Dollars, ​and we’ve got their…
5. Axios2hTrump orders Vance to focus on "corruption" in Democrat-run areas, not Iran