Trump HUMILIATED as Vance is KICKED OFF LIVE TV

No Courtesy for the Corrupt: Stephanopoulos Hands ‘VP’ Vance the Disrespect He Earned

It was a beautiful moment of televised accountability. This week, ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos did what true journalism demands: he ripped through the deflection and gaslighting of the Trump machine, cutting off “Vice President” JD Vance after the administration’s second-in-command was caught lying and squirming on live television.

And frankly, it was long overdue. A round of applause for Stephanopoulos.

We are well past the time for showing fascists and authoritarians the empty “respect of their office.” The political courtesy that the pundit class insists upon is a one-way street—a courtesy that the Trump administration never reciprocates and, more importantly, a courtesy that they have utterly failed to earn.

The Hypocrisy of “Law and Order” Crumbles

The interview was a masterclass in exposing the Trump administration’s core strategy: weaponized hypocrisy.

Vance was sent out to do one thing: defend the White House’s selective use of the law. But every line of attack he used against a political opponent was effortlessly turned back on him.

1. The Pritzker Lie and the Posse Comitatus Act: Vance attempts to justify sending federal troops into Chicago by shamelessly fear-mongering about “lawlessness” under Governor Pritzker.

The immediate, brilliant smackdown? As the host correctly pointed out:

The Federal Judge Blocked It: Even a Trump-appointed judge found the claims to “lack credibility.”
The Law Forbids It: Deploying the military for domestic law enforcement violates the foundational principle of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Vance doesn’t care about the law. He only cares about using federal power to target political enemies. His defense of Chicago violence collapses the moment you ask him why he didn’t care when Republican governors were “freaked out” at the notion of the same happening to them. The shoe always fits the other foot.

2. The Crime of “Letting People Die”: When pressed on Trump’s absurd claim that Pritzker “committed a crime” by failing to keep Chicago safe, Vance can only say Pritzker “allowed a lot of people to be killed.”

It’s an appalling, reductive argument that immediately backfires. If we are judging politicians by who they “allowed to die,” what about the hundreds of thousands of Americans who perished from COVID-19 because Donald Trump “refused to take the virus seriously”? The logic of moral responsibility as a crime is one that Vance will always lose, and he knows it.

The Final Cut: A Disgraceful Dodge on the Facts

The moment that broke Vance—and the interview—was when Stephanopoulos repeatedly pressed on the alleged $50,000 cash payment to Tom Homan that was reportedly caught on an FBI surveillance tape.

Vance, a Harvard-educated lawyer, couldn’t flat out lie. Instead, he wiggled:

He didn’t answer whether Homan accepted the $50,000 in cash.
He deflected, suggesting Homan was “compensated for $50,000 for his services” at some point in his career.

This wasn’t a denial; it was a pathetic, carefully worded admission that exposed his lack of integrity. When he ran for cover, accusing Stephanopoulos of going down a “weird left-wing rabbit hole,” the anchor had enough.

“I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50,000 as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024, and you did not answer the question. Thank you for your time this morning.”

Cut to black.

This is how these people should be treated. When courtesy is not reciprocal—when the goal is not governing but deflecting, lying, and destroying institutions—you strip away the pretense of respect. By cutting off Vance, Stephanopoulos sent a clear message directly to Donald Trump: Your second-in-command is incompetent, your lies are transparent, and your dishonesty will no longer be indulged.

Let’s hope this is the new standard for holding power accountable. Vance’s outrage on X about “fake scandals” is just the white noise of a loser who lost the debate on the merits. We win. They lose. Always.