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Vance Pushes Marshall in Kansas Jobs, Border Claims Tour

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC · How we work

Center

126-Year Homicide Low

Vice President JD Vance visited Kansas City, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas on Sept. 14, 2026, speaking at a law-enforcement facility and touring Webco Manufacturing.
His remarks highlighted one million new jobs, 60,000 manufacturing jobs this year, and 15 months of zero border releases, while endorsing Sen. Roger Marshall.
Vance claimed homicide rates are at a 126-year low.
Vice president noted Marshall’s opponent is Democrat Adam Hamilton and polls show a tight race.

Left

Devil Worship Claim

Vice President JD Vance visited Kansas City, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas on September 14, 2026, speaking at a law-enforcement facility and touring Webco Manufacturing.
His statement called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence a devil-worshipping, anti-Christian group, a claim fact-checked as inaccurate.
New York Times reported Senator Roger Marshall sued over 700 patients and faced 81 arrests.
Critics said Vance’s attacks on Hamilton diverted attention from price hikes and the Iran war.

Blindspot

Vice President JD Vance characterized the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as a devil-worshipping anti-Christian group, a claim that fact-checkers have labeled false.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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126-Year Homicide Low

Vice President JD Vance visited Kansas City, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas on Sept. 14, 2026, speaking at a law-enforcement facility and touring Webco Manufacturing.
His remarks highlighted one million new jobs, 60,000 manufacturing jobs this year, and 15 months of zero border releases, while endorsing Sen. Roger Marshall.
Vance claimed homicide rates are at a 126-year low.
Vice president noted Marshall’s opponent is Democrat Adam Hamilton and polls show a tight race.

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