Vice President J.D. Vance took on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over immigration during an appearance on one of the Sunday morning talk shows.
Vance was responding to a question he got about a statement from the bishops’ conference criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Editor’s Note: Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, spoke during the rally before the March for Life on Friday, January 24, 2025. His wife and three small children joined him on the stage. A transcript of his speech, based on a YouTube video, is below.
Well, thank you for marching for life!
[Cheers]
You know, I kind of feel like we have a lot of momentum, so there's this issue that the president has introduced, which I'm supportive of, to say the Constitution doesn't give birthright citizenship to people that are here illegally. I think that's the right decision of the Constitution, but it's interesting, not everyone likes that. And so The New York Times had a hit piece going against this, and here was their headline: