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Sister Nancy Sylvester, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, said nuns have seen families in Michigan and along the southern border affected by ICE enforcement. She asked Vice President JD Vance about the Trump administration’s approach to immigration policy and promoting “compassionate and respective behavior toward our immigrant sisters and brothers.”
"We're trying to strike a balance between: How do we do law enforcement, but how do we also do it humanely, and how do we not do so little law enforcement that you actually empower some of the worst people in the world,” Vance said.
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When asked by Tony Dokoupil about recent polling that indicates many voters are concerned about corruption and believe President Trump is prioritizing his own personal business interests while in office, Vice President JD Vance said, "I've never seen anything like that from the president."
"Yes, D.C. is a corrupt town," Vance continued, but "I have not seen a single shred of evidence that he participates or sanctions in that corruption."
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When asked about combating harmful rhetoric online, Vice President JD Vance said censorship is not the answer.
"Whenever you try to silence people rather than prove them wrong, you actually give power to these ideas,” he said, adding that it is also being fueled by foreign-paid actors based on intelligence reports he has seen.
Vance said young men can become radicalized when they feel demonized because of their race and called for confronting bigotry “from both sides.”
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The Iran war has also imposed human costs, with 21 U.S. service members killed and hundreds injured since the conflict began in late February.
In the war’s early hours, six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike on a site in Kuwait, including Master Sgt. Nicole Amor. Her husband, Joey Amor, asked Vance about reports that the facility in Kuwait was not adequately secured.
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Vice President JD Vance told @TonyDokoupil that the U.S. has “won decisively” in Iran by destroying the country’s nuclear program, but said the war must continue to ensure Iran does not rebuild its nuclear capabilities and to prevent a global energy crisis.
“I will be the first to tell you gas prices are too high,” Vance said. “They would be three times as high if it weren't for the United States Navy keeping oil and gas moving outta the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Niv Agaram immigrated to the U.S. with her family about 20 years ago. After becoming a U.S. citizen, she first voted for President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. She asked Vance about the administration’s immigration policies and his rhetoric surrounding immigrants.
“I don't think it's unreasonable for an American citizen to want to share their community with people they have something in common with,” Vance said. “And I think our immigration system has to build that.
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A major point of tension in many communities across the country is the explosion in data center development, as the artificial intelligence boom leads to insatiable demand for computing power.
The vice president said “data centers can be good” and can also “cause real problems.” He said his view is that data centers should be “good community citizens,” offering more tax revenue to local governments. The data centers should also not lead to higher residential utility bills, Vance said.
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Sandy Johnson said her small business is "barely making ends meet.” She asked Vice President JD Vance when she can expect changes in the economy, "so that the normal American has money to spend on small businesses."
“I'll be the first person to tell you that, just as this country wasn't broken in one presidential term, it's going to take more than 18 months to fix things and turn them around,” Vance said.
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With midterm elections just over two weeks away, Vice President JD Vance says he is not nervous about the possibility of Democrats taking control of the Senate. “I fundamentally trust the judgment of the American people,” he told @TonyDokoupil.
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One of the biggest pressure points on Americans' wallets is the Iran war, which has kept oil prices high even as the U.S. and Iran have refrained from active fighting in recent weeks.
Vice President JD Vance told one Michigan voter that he believes, “when this conflict is over, we are going to see gas prices come down.”
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Lifelong Democrat Eddie Rubin is a father with two children who survived a terrorist attack in March at their preschool inside Temple Israel in Michigan when a man rammed a truck into the building. He asked Vice President JD Vance if he would commit to combating antisemitism from the right and those who continue to spread it.
“I condemn antisemitism. I condemn Jew hatred," Vance said. "I condemn anybody who would judge another human being based on who their mother or father were or what their ethnicity was, what their religion is.”
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WATCH: CBS News' "Things That Matter: A Town Hall With Vice President JD Vance" starts now on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. cbsn.ws/4k2YqNm
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TONIGHT: Vice President JD Vance sits down with @TonyDokoupil and a room of American voters to answer questions about the economy, affordability, the war with Iran and much more.
Watch CBS News’ “Things That Matter: A Town Hall With Vice President JD Vance” at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS or stream it on Paramount+.
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"As a lifelong Democrat, I have a very hard time finding myself at home in the Democratic Party right now," Michigan voter Eddie Rubin tells @tonydokoupil.
Rubin, whose two youngest children survived the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield when a man rammed a truck into the building, says antisemitism is one of the most important issues in the midterm elections and he wants to see leaders from both parties address it.
"This should be an issue that is on everyone's mind and a human issue," Rubin says. "It's not a party issue."
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT, watch voters like Rubin take their questions directly to Vice President JD Vance in "Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Vice President JD Vance," on CBS and @paramountplus.
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We're in Michigan, where the stage is set for the next CBS News "Things That Matter" town hall.
Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT, @tonydokoupil hosts a conversation between Vice President JD Vance and a room of American voters on the economy, affordability and the war with Iran. Watch it on CBS and Paramount+
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From gas prices and the war with Iran to healthcare, college costs and data centers, CBS News’ @tonydokoupil asked voters in Michigan what’s on their minds as the midterm elections approach.
Hear more from voters as they ask their questions to Vice President JD Vance in “Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Vice President JD Vance,” Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+.
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Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that some ICE agents have made mistakes and said the agency has investigated cases involving misconduct, with some agents receiving additional training or disciplinary action. In a “Things That Matter” town hall with @TonyDokoupil, Vance said those cases are not always advertised because people should be judged "in a court of law and through a normal investigatory process."
Watch more Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+.
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Vice President JD Vance tells @TonyDokoupil he thinks if someone's selling access to the White House, "That's disgusting and despicable and they should suffer consequences."
Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Vice President JD Vance airs Saturday, October 17 at 8 P.M. ET/PT on CBS and stream on @paramountplus.
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#Isaias continues to strengthen... nearing CAT 3 status