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Irish Daily Star
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Daily Star
Vance makes tasteless joke about being assassinated in awkward Bitcoin speech
Vice President JD Vance made a tasteless joke as he took to the Bitcoin 2025 stage. Making his first public appearance in Las Vegas on Wednesday since taking office, Vance told the audience: "The secret service is a bit nervous because I told them, 'These Bitcoin guys really like guns.' But they really like the President and Vice President of the United States too! I think we're doing ok." The joke was met with lukewarm applause as the gathered Crypto and tech bros awaited the rest of the speech, which focused on assuring the group that the Trump administration has their best interests in their sights. Read More Related Articles Trump torched by supporters for 'garbage' Memorial Day rant where he called opponents 'scum' Read More Related Articles Trump 'to cancel all federal funds to Harvard' amid online speculation institution rejected Barron Vance assured the gathered Crypto royalty that they had Trump's support (Image: Right Side Broadcasting Network) Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, sons of President Donald Trump, will join Vance on stage at The Venetian Resort, along with White House cryptocurrency adviser David Sacks. After his election, President Trump expressed his commitment to making the U.S. a global leader in cryptocurrencies, earning him accolades from industry leaders who felt the previous administration had unfairly targeted digital assets. Vance spent a large chunk of his speech time reiterating Trump's support, and claiming that Democrats tried to kill the industry. "I'm here today to say loud and clear, with President Trump, crypto finally has a champion and an ally in the White House," Vance said to polite applause. "In our administration, we understand the full potential of the digital assets industry, not just as an investment, not just as a flashy technology, but as a symbol and driver of personal liberty for all our citizens, and we are dedicated to seeing that promise fulfilled," Vance continued. "The way that we see it, the people in this room are the digital pioneers of the American economy. And that's why our administration is doing something a little unusual in Washington. We're listening to all of you as you blaze the trail of innovation," Vance went on, maintaining his professional demeanor. Then, getting angrier, Vance alleged that it is the 'communists' that 'don't like' crypto. "Because we want to start to put in motion the strategic importance of Bitcoin for the United States government. We know that the PRC doesn't like Bitcoin. The People's Republic of China doesn't like Bitcoin. Well, we should be asking ourselves why is that? Why is our biggest adversary such an opponent of Bitcoin?' Vance questioned. He also went on to allege that Republicans prefer crypto, while Democrats prefer AI investments. "You know, one of the ways you hear this stated is that crypto is fundamentally a conservative or right-leaning technology, and artificial intelligence is fundamentally left-leaning or a communist system," said the Vice President. "Now I think that overstates things a little bit in both directions, but there, there's a fundamental element of truth to it," Vance 'joked.' According to The Washington Post, Vance is also expected to attend a political fundraiser in Las Vegas on Tuesday, with admission set at a whopping $1 million donation per person.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
JD Vance spars with heckler as he blames immigrants for high housing prices
Vice President JD Vance skirmished with a heckler during a speech Monday in which he claimed that expelling undocumented immigrants would bring down housing prices. Vance was addressing the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C. when a woman in the audience began shouting her objections. "I see one of our nice representatives out here wants to actually, I guess, continue to flood the country with illegal immigrants, making your communities and citizens unaffordable," Vance snapped back, to a mixture of boos and claps. "But ma'am, with all respect, one of the reasons why we're doing what we're doing is because we want to make it more affordable for Americans to live." The clash erupted as the Trump administration is stepping up its plans to deport "millions' of people, roughly doubling daily immigration arrests from their level under Joe Biden. The round-ups have caught not only undocumented immigrants with no criminal charges but also U.S. citizens, native Americans, and a Palestinian student who protested against Israel, with detainees warehoused in foreign hotels and even, briefly, Guantanamo Bay. Reports suggest that the administration may also revoke the immigration status of so-called DREAMers — people brought to the country by their parents as babies or children who essentially grew up in America — and roughly 875,000 people from troubled countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Haiti who are here on humanitarian status. Though Vance claimed that deportation efforts were partly motivated by a desire to bring down housing prices for American citizens, the link between immigration and housing costs is disputed by experts. "Local zoning regulations, the cost of energy. These things are about the supply of housing: how do we get more supply of houses out there to be built?" said Vance, according to footage from the pro-Trump Right Side Broadcasting Network (the heckler's remarks were inaudible). "But when we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don't talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand, we know, is that we've got a lot of people over the last four years who have come into the country illegally ...' He added: "Just think about this: If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the costs of homes, you are going to have a large and frankly completely preventable spike in the demand for housing. And that is what we of course have seen." Most estimates put the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. at around 11 million to 14 million, although one report has claimed it could be as high as 17 million.
The Independent
11-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
JD Vance spars with heckler as he claims deporting millions will bring down housing prices
Vice President JD Vance skirmished with a heckler during a speech Monday in which he claimed that expelling undocumented immigrants would bring down housing prices. Vance was addressing the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C. when a woman in the audience began shouting her objections. "I see one of our nice representatives out here wants to actually, I guess, continue to flood the country with illegal immigrants, making your communities and citizens unaffordable," Vance snapped back, to a mixture of boos and claps. "But ma'am, with all respect, one of the reasons why we're doing what we're doing is because we want to make it more affordable for Americans to live." The clash erupted as the Trump administration is stepping up its plans to deport "millions' of people, roughly doubling daily immigration arrests from their level under Joe Biden. The round-ups have caught not only undocumented immigrants with no criminal charges but also U.S. citizens, native Americans, and a Palestinian student who protested against Israel, with detainees warehoused in foreign hotels and even, briefly, Guantanamo Bay. Reports suggest that the administration may also revoke the immigration status of so-called DREAMers — people brought to the country by their parents as babies or children who essentially grew up in America — and roughly 875,000 people from troubled countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Haiti who are here on humanitarian status. Though Vance claimed that deportation efforts were partly motivated by a desire to bring down housing prices for American citizens, the link between immigration and housing costs is disputed by experts. "Local zoning regulations, the cost of energy. These things are about the supply of housing: how do we get more supply of houses out there to be built?" said Vance, according to footage from the pro-Trump Right Side Broadcasting Network (the heckler's remarks were inaudible). "But when we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don't talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand, we know, is that we've got a lot of people over the last four years who have come into the country illegally ...' He added: "Just think about this: If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the costs of homes, you are going to have a large and frankly completely preventable spike in the demand for housing. And that is what we of course have seen." Most estimates put the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. at around 11 million to 14 million, although one report has claimed it could be as high as 17 million.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How Zelensky's clothing choice may have fuelled Oval Office spat
It was the first thing President Donald Trump said when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped out of his car at the White House on Friday. "You're all dressed up today," Trump said as he greeted him, referring to Zelensky's military-style black sweatshirt, adorned with the Ukrainian trident. Zelensky has eschewed suits, button-down shirts and ties - even during important meetings with world leaders - since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of his country began in 2022. The former comedian has said his attire choice is an act of solidarity with soldiers. His casual dress sense has long been an irritant for critics of US aid to Ukraine, and after years becoming a conservative talking point, the issue came to global attention in a spectacular way during the now infamous Oval Office meeting as Zelensky squared off with Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance. A question to Zelensky from a US reporter accused him of disrespecting the occasion by not wearing a suit and this immediately changed the atmosphere in the room, according to BBC reporters present. And a short time later, larger issues of respect and gratitude fuelled the extraordinary argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance. European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clash How the Trump-Zelensky talks collapsed in 10 fiery minutes Zelensky wants US to 'stand more firmly' on Ukraine's side When the meeting was opened up to questions from reporters, one came from Brian Glenn, chief White House correspondent for conservative cable network Real America's Voice. "Why don't you wear a suit?" Glenn asked. "You're at the highest level in this country's office, and you refuse to wear a suit. "Do you own a suit?" he continued. "A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the dignity of this office." BBC reporters in the Oval Office at the time noted that the question was the moment where the Ukrainian president – who until then seemed to be having a diplomatic, even friendly, conversation with Trump – first appeared tired and irritated. "I will wear costume after this war will finish," Zelensky replied. (The word "suit" can be translated into Ukrainian as "kostyum".) The Ukrainian president then made a verbal jab at the reporter. "Maybe something like yours, yes. Maybe something better, I don't know," he said, to laughter in the room. "Maybe something cheaper." 'Trump and Vance were so rude': Ukrainians react to disastrous White House meeting Most Republicans laud Trump after Zelensky showdown, but some express dismay Glenn's question gave voice to a longstanding gripe in the world of Maga politics, where some argue that the Ukrainian leader does not seem to be showing enough gratitude or respect to the US. A former local TV reporter in Dallas who became better known in conservative circles for his work at another pro-Trump channel, Right Side Broadcasting Network, Glenn is an unabashed Trump fan. Last year he told Politico that he is "100 percent behind President Trump and the America First agenda." He is also reportedly dating Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia congresswoman who is one of Trump's most outspoken fans. Real America's Voice, which was founded in 2020, is a relatively obscure right-wing cable news outlet, one of several pro-Trump channels that have cropped up in recent years. Its guests and hosts have spread conspiracy theories about a variety of subjects, including the 2020 presidential election, the 2021 Capitol riot and QAnon. Its show line-up includes some big names from the Maga world, including Trump's former chief advisor Steve Bannon, classic rocker turned political activist Ted Nugent and Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative Turning Point group. The BBC contacted the network for comment. After the Oval Office spat, Glenn posted online that he had "extreme empathy for the people of Ukraine" but alleged that Zelensky's lack of a suit demonstrated "his inner disrespect" for the US. Zelensky's defenders online posted pictures of Winston Churchill wearing casual clothes during World War Two. Pictures from the period show the British leader wearing jumpsuit-like clothes to a meeting with then-US President Franklin Roosevelt, and he also wore military uniforms and suits during conflabs with world leaders. After Glenn's question, the news conference swiftly moved on, to a query about whether the US would send more arms to Ukraine. At the end of an answer Trump referred back to the suit question. "I do like your clothing," he quipped, and pointing to Zelensky he said, "I think he's dressed beautifully." Behind the scenes, Trump's attitude may have been slightly different, according to reports. US news outlet Axios reported that before the meeting, White House staffers had requested that Zelensky wear a suit and were offended when he did not. However, the two world leaders continued taking questions, more or less cordially, for nearly another 20 minutes before the extraordinary argument broke out, after an interruption by the US vice-president, JD Vance. Vance repeatedly brought up "respect" – referring to Zelensky as "Mr President" as the Ukrainian leader called him "JD" – and said: "I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media right now". The discussion went downhill from there. A suit-less Zelensky was soon ejected from the White House, as relations between the two countries reached a new wartime low. With reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify, and Bernd Debusmann and Myroslava Petsa at the White House
BBC News
01-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
How Zelensky's lack of a suit may have fuelled Oval Office spat
It was the first thing President Donald Trump said when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped out of his car at the White House on Friday."You're all dressed up today," Trump said as he greeted him, referring to Zelensky's military-style black sweatshirt, adorned with the Ukrainian has eschewed suits, button-down shirts and ties - even during important meetings with world leaders - since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of his country began in former comedian has said his attire choice is an act of solidarity with casual dress sense has long been an irritant for critics of US aid to Ukraine, and after years becoming a conservative talking point, the issue came to global attention in a spectacular way during the now infamous Oval Office meeting as Zelensky squared off with Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance. A question to Zelensky from a US reporter accused him of disrespecting the occasion by not wearing a suit and this immediately changed the atmosphere in the room, according to BBC reporters a short time later, larger issues of respect and gratitude fuelled the extraordinary argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance. European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clashHow the Trump-Zelensky talks collapsed in 10 fiery minutesZelensky wants US to 'stand more firmly' on Ukraine's sideWhen the meeting was opened up to questions from reporters, one came from Brian Glenn, chief White House correspondent for conservative cable network Real America's Voice."Why don't you wear a suit?" Glenn asked. "You're at the highest level in this country's office, and you refuse to wear a suit."Do you own a suit?" he continued. "A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the dignity of this office."BBC reporters in the Oval Office at the time noted that the question was the moment where the Ukrainian president – who until then seemed to be having a diplomatic, even friendly, conversation with Trump – first appeared tired and irritated."I will wear costume after this war will finish," Zelensky replied. (The word "suit" can be translated into Ukrainian as "kostyum".)The Ukrainian president then made a verbal jab at the reporter."Maybe something like yours, yes. Maybe something better, I don't know," he said, to laughter in the room. "Maybe something cheaper."'Trump and Vance were so rude': Ukrainians react to disastrous White House meetingMost Republicans laud Trump after Zelensky showdown, but some express dismay Glenn's question gave voice to a longstanding gripe in the world of Maga politics, where some argue that the Ukrainian leader does not seem to be showing enough gratitude or respect to the US.A former local TV reporter in Dallas who became better known in conservative circles for his work at another pro-Trump channel, Right Side Broadcasting Network, Glenn is an unabashed Trump fan. Last year he told Politico that he is "100 percent behind President Trump and the America First agenda."He is also reportedly dating Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia congresswoman who is one of Trump's most outspoken fans. Real America's Voice, which was founded in 2020, is a relatively obscure right-wing cable news outlet, one of several pro-Trump channels that have cropped up in recent years. Its guests and hosts have spread conspiracy theories about a variety of subjects, including the 2020 presidential election, the 2021 Capitol riot and show line-up includes some big names from the Maga world, including Trump's former chief advisor Steve Bannon, classic rocker turned political activist Ted Nugent and Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative Turning Point group. The BBC contacted the network for the Oval Office spat, Glenn posted online that he had "extreme empathy for the people of Ukraine" but alleged that Zelensky's lack of a suit demonstrated "his inner disrespect" for the defenders online posted pictures of Winston Churchill wearing casual clothes during World War from the period show the British leader wearing jumpsuit-like clothes to a meeting with then-US President Franklin Roosevelt, and he also wore military uniforms and suits during conflabs with world leaders. After Glenn's question, the news conference swiftly moved on, to a query about whether the US would send more arms to Ukraine. At the end of an answer Trump referred back to the suit question."I do like your clothing," he quipped, and pointing to Zelensky he said, "I think he's dressed beautifully."Behind the scenes, Trump's attitude may have been slightly different, according to reports. US news outlet Axios reported that before the meeting, White House staffers had requested that Zelensky wear a suit and were offended when he did not. However, the two world leaders continued taking questions, more or less cordially, for nearly another 20 minutes before the extraordinary argument broke out, after an interruption by the US vice-president, JD repeatedly brought up "respect" – referring to Zelensky as "Mr President" as the Ukrainian leader called him "JD" – and said: "I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media right now".The discussion went downhill from there. A suit-less Zelensky was soon ejected from the White House, as relations between the two countries reached a new wartime reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify, and Bernd Debusmann and Myroslava Petsa at the White House
