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VP Vance: Trump Reads Truth, Wants Middle-East Studies Closed

6/20/2026

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Vice President JD Vance claimed U.S. President Donald Trump can read truth and motives.
Vance told Sean Hannity on podcast Trump’s instincts about people are best.
Vance argued CEOs and foreign leaders cannot fool the president because the president senses self-interest versus national benefit.
Vance said military and foreign-policy experts often assume they know everything, causing past mistakes.
Vance added that Middle-Eastern studies departments should be closed to stop radicalism.

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Vice President JD Vance claimed U.S. President Donald Trump can read truth and motives.
Vance told Sean Hannity on podcast Trump’s instincts about people are best.
Vance argued CEOs and foreign leaders cannot fool the president because the president senses self-interest versus national benefit.
Vance said military and foreign-policy experts often assume they know everything, causing past mistakes.
Vance added that Middle-Eastern studies departments should be closed to stop radicalism.