Vice President JD Vance is not happy, and he let the people know about it through his social media.
In a fiery exchange with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, JD Vance was left red faced. The growing tensions inside the MAGA administration are not coming down. The clash around several policies by administration has now added another accusation of bribery involving Tom Homan. He is the top Trump ally and is known as Border Czar.
Stephanopoulos: Did Homan keep the money or give it back?
Vance: He did not take a bribe…
Stephanopoulos: Are you saying he did not accept the $50,000?
Vance: I’m sure that in the course of his life he has been paid more than $50,000 for services. The question is did he do… pic.twitter.com/8RkrxNlOZo
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 12, 2025
Though the Trump administration has been trying very hard to present one united front, however, there have been signs that the MAGA coalition has been developing some fissures in its coat of armor.
The government and everyone who has supported him are under clear scrutiny.
JD Vance has become one of the most loyal among Trump’s followers. He has been giving interviews and deflecting from the hardest-hitting narratives.
The confrontation between Stephanopoulos and Vance began when George pressed the Vice President about the FBI’s bribery investigation into Tom Homan. Border Czar has been reportedly involved in a $50,000 cash handoff, and the whole exchange was captured on tape during an undercover operation.
“Tom Homan did not take a bribe. It’s a ridiculous smear. And the reason you guys are going after Tom Homan so aggressively is because he’s doing the job of enforcing the law. I think it’s really preposterous. I know Tom, I think that he’s a good man. He gets death threats, he gets attacked, he gets constantly threatened by people because he has the audacity to want to enforce the country’s immigration laws.” JD Vance said.
Yet, he didnot answer the question he was asked
“The facts clearly show that Tom Homan didn’t engage in any criminal wrongdoing.”
Vance kept dodging the question. He even accused Stephanopoulos of focusing on “a weird left-wing rabbit hole.”
However, Stephanopoulos has had enough of MAGA deflection as he pushed back sharply: “It’s not a weird left-wing rabbit hole! I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50,000, as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI… and you did not answer the question.”
Moments later, he cut to a commercial and abruptly ended the exchange.
However, Vance wasn’t done, and within hours, Vance took to X to vent his frustration. He blamed Stephanopoulos for focusing on events that did not happen.
“Peace in the Middle East? Is China threatening critical supply chains? Government shutdown? George S doesn’t care about that. He’s here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan.”
Peace in the Middle East? China threatening critical supply chains? Government shutdown?
George S doesn’t care about that. He’s here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan. https://t.co/LuIFo3QSTi
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 12, 2025
The post garnered over a million views. It showed that the spat on television had captured public attention.
Homan has been under an FBI investigation for taking $50K in bribes to secure federal contracts under the trump administration in 2024.
The White House has denied all the charges and accusations against Homan and has labelled the case as “politically motivated.”
Assistant Press Secretary Jordan Kelly has claimed the investigation has been closed as there was no evidence of any criminal activities or suspicious conduct.
Homan himself has dismissed the claims as “false and defamatory.”
This exchange on the ABC exchange dominated news cycles. All the major outlets have framed Vance’s outburst as an example of how the Trump administration deals with the media and is always ready for battle. Every cabinet member of the administration is known to deflect the points of question by either calling it left-wing propaganda or fake news.
Online, reactions were divided. MAGA supporters have praised Vance for standing up to what they believe is “biased journalism.” However, Vance has also been accused of avoiding questions.
One viral comment read, “If you can’t answer a simple question about corruption, what else are you hiding?”
However, the questions over Homan’s investigation are still unanswered. While JD Vance’s aggressive defense has definitely solidified his standing among loyalists, it also shows a deeper problem: the MAGA movement’s struggle to reconcile loyalty with accountability.
