{"id":28613,"date":"2026-01-02T02:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28613"},"modified":"2026-01-02T02:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:01:25","slug":"what-trump-just-did-after-george-stephanopoulos-mistreated-vance-is-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28613","title":{"rendered":"What Trump Just Did After George Stephanopoulos Mistreated Vance Is Brilliant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madadaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Snipaste_2025-12-31_15-13-45.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/madadaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Snipaste_2025-12-31_15-13-45-715x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"the-post-header s-head-modern s-head-modern-a\">\n<div class=\"post-share post-share-follow-top\">\n<div class=\"social-follow-compact spc-social-colors\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-featured\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<figure class=\"image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-main-uc size-bunyad-main-uc no-lazy skip-lazy wp-post-image\" title=\"What Trump Just Did After George Stephanopoulos Mistreated Vance Is Brilliant\" src=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance.png 800w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-stephanopoulos-vance-450x281.png 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"493\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"the-post s-post-modern\">\n<article id=\"post-18987\" class=\"post-18987 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-policy-issues tag-abc-news tag-george-stephanopoulos tag-president-trump tag-vice-president-vance\">\n<div class=\"post-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p>You\u2019ve got to hand it to President Donald Trump \u2014 the man knows how to lead from the front.<\/p>\n<p>Compare that to Joe Biden, who spent four years mumbling through note cards, avoiding the press, and fumbling basic questions even with a teleprompter and a compliant media running interference for him. Biden\u2019s public appearances were exercises in confusion \u2014 a president who seemed barely aware of where he was or what he was saying, while journalists nodded along as if everything were fine.<\/p>\n<p>In stark contrast, President Trump and his team face a hostile media barrage every single day, yet they continue to show up, take questions, and speak directly to the American people \u2014 even when they know the deck is stacked against them.<\/p>\n<p>A perfect example came on Sunday, when ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos abruptly cut off Vice President JD Vance mid-answer. Vance had been calmly addressing the unproven accusations against Border Czar Tom Homan, pointing out that there was no evidence whatsoever behind the claims. Then, he turned the tables \u2014 asking why Stephanopoulos was obsessed with a baseless hit piece instead of covering the Schumer Shutdown, how it\u2019s hurting everyday Americans, and how low-income families are going without food because of Washington gridlock.<\/p>\n<p>It was a masterclass in composure and clarity:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1977373897751232842&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F15%2Fwhat-trump-just-did-after%2F&amp;sessionId=47407eda2f7f2ebc6c7e9f7d13a3826b535b0f59&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1977373897751232842\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But as anyone who watched could see, Stephanopoulos abruptly cut off Vance mid-sentence \u2014 no warning, no courtesy, nothing. It was rude, arrogant, and completely unprofessional.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t just a cheap shot at Vance personally \u2014 it was a disrespectful swipe at the office of the Vice President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos wasn\u2019t getting the scripted answers he wanted, and it showed. VP Vance flipped the script, calmly exposing Stephanopoulos\u2019s double standard \u2014 namely, his complete failure to press Democrats with the same intensity he reserves for anyone in Trump\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The entire narrative surrounding Homan is built on sand \u2014 sloppy sourcing, no verifiable evidence, and a press corps desperate to turn rumor into scandal.<\/p>\n<p>And let\u2019s not forget, this isn\u2019t ABC\u2019s first run-in with Trump. The network and Stephanopoulos have already had to settle a defamation lawsuit from the former president \u2014 complete with an apology and a $15 million payout to Trump\u2019s future presidential library.<\/p>\n<p>So when Trump took questions from reporters at the White House on Tuesday, he didn\u2019t hold back when an ABC News reporter tried to press him.<\/p>\n<p>The president immediately came to Vance\u2019s defense, blasting the network for its biased coverage and its habit of attacking Republicans while running cover for Democrats. Trump then torched ABC in classic fashion, calling out their dishonest reporting, their double standards, and the way Stephanopoulos cut off Vance mid-answer during Sunday\u2019s interview.<\/p>\n<p>It was vintage Trump \u2014 direct, unapologetic, and absolutely devastating:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1978164480384373096&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F15%2Fwhat-trump-just-did-after%2F&amp;sessionId=47407eda2f7f2ebc6c7e9f7d13a3826b535b0f59&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1978164480384373096\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good for President Trump \u2014 he was absolutely right to call out Stephanopoulos\u2019s disgraceful behavior. What happened on Sunday wasn\u2019t journalism; it was partisan grandstanding, plain and simple.<\/p>\n<p>Now, will it actually change Stephanopoulos\u2019s attitude? Probably not. He\u2019s been marinating in Democratic bias for decades, ever since his days in the Clinton White House. That kind of media conditioning doesn\u2019t just fade away.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s public takedown certainly delivered some much-needed humiliation for ABC News, and it might just serve as a wake-up call to others in the press corps. Maybe \u2014 just maybe \u2014 they\u2019ll think twice before trying to ambush this administration with another hit piece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve got to hand it to President Donald Trump \u2014 the man knows how to lead from the front. 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