J.D. Vance (quoted)

The American principle of justice is not, you know, because you're a Democrat, you don't actually face the justice of the judicial system. The American system of justice is that rich or poor, Republican or Democrat, if you broke the law, you go through the judicial system. And we're committed to bring that basic principle back to life in the United States of America.

The American principle of justice is not, you know, because you're a Democrat, you don't actually face the justice of the judicial system. The American system of justice is that rich or poor, Republican or Democrat, if you broke the law, you go through the judicial system. And we're committed to bring that basic principle back to life in the United States of America.

And I think there's a side benefit to it, Charlie. This is not why you do these things, of course. But if Democrats know that they are going to be penalized for violating the law, maybe they'll stop violating the law. And maybe they'll stop using the Justice Department as a weapon system against their political opponents.

And I think there's a side benefit to it, Charlie. This is not why you do these things, of course. But if Democrats know that they are going to be penalized for violating the law, maybe they'll stop violating the law. And maybe they'll stop using the Justice Department as a weapon system against their political opponents.

We want to bring back common sense to this country, but there's no way to do it if Democrats think they can throw their opponents in jail. They're now finding out that if they violate the law, they're going to face the consequences. And that is a very important principle to bring back to this country.

We want to bring back common sense to this country, but there's no way to do it if Democrats think they can throw their opponents in jail. They're now finding out that if they violate the law, they're going to face the consequences. And that is a very important principle to bring back to this country.

Yeah, Charlie, so I obviously don't want to prejudge the negotiations because they are very much you know, in full swing. I actually had a conversation just this morning about this particular issue. Here's the way that I put it, Charlie, is, you know, one, if I could bring people on the inside, I think what they'd see is that sometimes you're incredibly frustrated with Ukrainians.

Yeah, Charlie, so I obviously don't want to prejudge the negotiations because they are very much you know, in full swing. I actually had a conversation just this morning about this particular issue. Here's the way that I put it, Charlie, is, you know, one, if I could bring people on the inside, I think what they'd see is that sometimes you're incredibly frustrated with Ukrainians.

Sometimes you're incredibly frustrated with the Russians. You know, that is the nature of the negotiation is you're going back and forth. And sometimes you just want to throw your hands up, but that's what President Trump doesn't let us do. He doesn't let us just throw our hands up and say, you know what, this is ridiculous.

Sometimes you're incredibly frustrated with the Russians. You know, that is the nature of the negotiation is you're going back and forth. And sometimes you just want to throw your hands up, but that's what President Trump doesn't let us do. He doesn't let us just throw our hands up and say, you know what, this is ridiculous.

He forces us to continually go back to the table, continually try to find a solution, bring the sides together. And that really is sort of where this thing is right now. You have the Russians who have one peace settlement they'd like. You'd have the Ukrainians, they have a different peace settlement.

He forces us to continually go back to the table, continually try to find a solution, bring the sides together. And that really is sort of where this thing is right now. You have the Russians who have one peace settlement they'd like. You'd have the Ukrainians, they have a different peace settlement.

The biggest breakthrough is that we've got both of them talking about what they would need in order to stop fighting. But what one side needs is different from what the other side needs. And it's the job of diplomacy to try to bring those two sides together.

The biggest breakthrough is that we've got both of them talking about what they would need in order to stop fighting. But what one side needs is different from what the other side needs. And it's the job of diplomacy to try to bring those two sides together.

I can't say with a hundred percent certainty, Charlie, we're going to be able to do it, but I do think that we're trying very hard and I feel more optimistic about it today than I did two weeks ago. And I felt more optimistic two weeks ago than I did two months ago. So we're making progress. Things are moving along. We're just going to have to keep on, you know, sometimes you apply pressure.

I can't say with a hundred percent certainty, Charlie, we're going to be able to do it, but I do think that we're trying very hard and I feel more optimistic about it today than I did two weeks ago. And I felt more optimistic two weeks ago than I did two months ago. So we're making progress. Things are moving along. We're just going to have to keep on, you know, sometimes you apply pressure.

Sometimes you're a little bit more friendly. Sometimes you offer rewards. Sometimes you offer punishments. It's just, it's a nitty gritty, dirty job that, but it's the job the American people elected the Trump administration to do. If this doesn't stop, Charlie, one final point on this, if this doesn't stop, the Ukrainians aren't winning the war.

Sometimes you're a little bit more friendly. Sometimes you offer rewards. Sometimes you offer punishments. It's just, it's a nitty gritty, dirty job that, but it's the job the American people elected the Trump administration to do. If this doesn't stop, Charlie, one final point on this, if this doesn't stop, the Ukrainians aren't winning the war.

I think there's this weird idea among the mainstream media that if this thing goes on for just another few years, the Russians will collapse, the Ukrainians will take their territory back, and everything will go back to the way that it was before the war. That is not the reality that we live in. If this thing goes on for another few years, We could have societies collapsing.

I think there's this weird idea among the mainstream media that if this thing goes on for just another few years, the Russians will collapse, the Ukrainians will take their territory back, and everything will go back to the way that it was before the war. That is not the reality that we live in. If this thing goes on for another few years, We could have societies collapsing.