What did JD Vance say? VP interview cut off following fiery encounter with ABC’s George Stephanopolous

On Sunday, Vice President JD Vance's episode of ABC's This Week turned tense when George Stephanopoulos, the program's host, abruptly terminated the interview during a heated exchange regarding bribery allegations against Border Czar Tom Homan.

The clash has dominated political news and discussion since, with Vance accusing the network of being biased and deflecting.

As the interview continued, Stephanopoulos probed into reports that Vance had supposedly accepted $50,000 from undercover FBI agents pretending to be businessmen in September 2024.

The supposed exchange occurred as part of a sting investigation into whether Vance had promised to help the FBI secure government contracts if Trump returned to office. Both the White House and Homan denied any liability in the case, which also did not proceed with prosecution.

george stephanopoulos dog walked jd vance on national tv

vance spiraled, sounding like an ai glitch, and effectively admitted homan took a bribe

And stephanopoulos tells him to stfu and gtfo

How embarrassing for vance and this corrupt administration pic.twitter.com/cn8pcIeAXU

— Orangeworker (@JREEEEE9) October 12, 2025

When Stephanopoulos confronted Vance about the recorded audio in which Homan could be heard allegedly agreeing to the payment, the vice president first defended Tom Homan, saying: 

"Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services? The FBI has not prosecuted him. I’ve never seen any evidence that he’s engaged in criminal wrongdoing. Nobody has accused Tom of committing a crime, even the far-left media like yourself. So I’m actually not sure what the precise question is," Vance said.

Later, JD Vance supposedly avoided the question and instead called into question the host's inquiry and credibility.

"I think the American people would benefit much more from [talking about the shutdown] than from you going down some weird left-wing rabbit hole where the facts clearly show that Tom Homan didn’t engage in any criminal wrongdoing," Vance added.

Stephanopoulos countered, saying his question was based on publicly available information, not speculation. The host concluded the segment, saying “thank you for your time this morning” and then went to a commercial as Vance attempted to continue speaking.

"It’s not a weird left-wing rabbit hole! I didn’t insinuate anything, 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," he said before taking the break.

JD Vance's response to the controversial end to the interview and George Stephanopoulos' previous odds with the MAGA administration

After the intense exchange, JD Vance took to X to express his frustration about the response, which quickly went viral. White House aides had a statement defending Vance and criticizing Stephanopoulos for neglecting more substantial content relative to the national theme.

"Peace in the Middle East? China threatening critical supply chains? Government shutdown? George S doesn’t care about that. He’s here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan," JD Vance wrote on X.

Peace in the Middle East? China threatening critical supply chains? Government shutdown?

George S doesn’t care about that. He’s here to focus on the real story: a fake scandal involving Tom Homan. https://t.co/LuIFo3QSTi

— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 12, 2025

This isn't the first instance of Stephanopoulos clashing with the MAGA administration. Earlier this year, ABC News and Stephanopoulos settled a defamation lawsuit filed by President Trump, after the anchor said “judges and two separate juries have found [Trump] liable for r*pe.”

This statement was made in reference to the journalist E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump, which resulted in a civil finding of liability for sexual abuse, but not a finding of r*pe under New York law. To resolve the lawsuit, ABC reportedly paid Trump $15 million toward Trump’s presidential library, as well as $1 million in legal fees.

Although the most recent clash has intensified partisan debates on the internet, ABC and the Vice President's office have not yet offered any indication as to when, or if, they will comment further.