Talking on the opening session of the Conservative Political Motion Committee (CPAC) on Thursday morning, Vice President JD Vance touted the Trump administration’s success in its first month of restoring “safety and prosperity” to the American individuals, which he mentioned is the president’s “fundamental goal.”
Every week after his fiery speech to European political chiefs in Munich, Germany, Vance spoke earlier than a packed home at Nationwide Harbor, Maryland, in a conversation-style tackle with a CPAC organizer.
He mentioned Trump acknowledges that “we have a historical mandate on a few issues,” which he mentioned had been cracking down on unlawful immigration, restoring American power dominance and chopping the rampant waste of taxpayer {dollars} by the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE). He quipped that in his first 30 days in workplace, President Donald Trump signed “more executive orders than CNN has viewers.”
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Vice President JD Vance touted the Trump administration’s success in its first month of restoring “safety and prosperity” to the American individuals. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
Addressing the migrant disaster, Vance mentioned: “We have to secure the southern border and thanks to [Trump’s] actions, border crossings are down well over 90% and we’re just getting started.”
On the heels of the administration designating a number of migrant legal teams – together with Tren de Aragua and MS-13 – as international terrorist organizations, Vance mentioned Trump’s message to migrant criminals is “get the hell out of our country because your free ride is over… you’re not welcome.”
Concerning American power and the economic system, Vance mentioned Trump “recognizes that we have to really unlock the engine of American growth.”
“We’ve got to get back to having a growing economy that creates good jobs and high wages for the American people and a lot of that goes back to ‘drill, baby, drill,’” he mentioned as the group broke into applause.
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The official portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance (Trump-Vance Transition Crew)
The vice chairman additionally criticized wasteful authorities spending beneath the Biden administration.
“Why are we spending money on progressive, modern art projects centered around toilets in Afghanistan? That’s actually something that your tax dollars were funding until very recently,” he mentioned. “And I think all of us are sitting around and asking, ‘What the hell are we doing with the American people’s money for the last four years?'”
“It is easy, unfortunately, to burn the house down. It takes a little bit of time to build it back up and that’s what we have to do,” he continued.
“Look, the fundamental goal of our immigration policy, of our border policy, of DOGE saving taxpayer money, the fundamental goal is we want your children and grandchildren to be able to raise a family in security and comfort in the country that we all love,” he defined. “That is the whole goal of President Trump’s agenda.”
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Vice President JD Vance addresses the Munich Safety Convention in Germany, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Picture/Matthias Schrader)
Vance acquired a large standing ovation after the CPAC organizer talked about his Munich speech, during which he spoke concerning the want for Europe to comply with Trump’s instance of proscribing unlawful immigration and restoring free speech.
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“We cannot rebuild Western civilization; we cannot rebuild the United States of America or Europe by letting millions and millions of unvetted illegal migrants come into our country. It has to stop. Thank God it stopped here. But it’s got to stop there,” he mentioned.
“The Biden administration did more to destroy free speech, not just in the United States, but also in Europe, than any administration in American history,” he went on. “I’m not even blaming the Europeans. I’m actually saying you followed the lead of Joe Biden into censorship and mass migration. Follow the lead of Donald J. Trump and that’s free speech, borders and sovereignty. That is the future for our shared civilization.”