MAGA fan asks JD Vance about ‘tyrant in office’ — VP dodges question, shifts blame to Joe Biden

A young MAGA supporter pulled no punches when he asked vice-president JD Vance a pointed question about the possibility of tyranny following the deployment of the National Guard under US President Donald Trump.

The exchange took place at the Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi.

The teenager was perched in the audience and wearing a “Freedom” t-shirt and a MAGA cap. He prefaced his question by saying, “I’m a huge supporter of you guys before I make my argument. But there is something you guys are doing that is kind of disturbing me a little bit.” He referenced the military deployment by the Trump administration in Washington, DC and other cities, saying: “They’ve had wonderful results. No one can deny the results of that. Some might even say the greatest.” The fan then posed the main concern: “Let’s say we get a complete tyrant in office… what is the difference between what you’re doing and how can we prevent someone from abusing that power?” Vance replied by acknowledging the question’s legitimacy. He said: “I understand where the question is coming from, and I think it’s a fair question. And it’s going to sound like I’m being sarcastic, and it really is not meant in any offence.” He went on to offer a hypothetical shift of focus: “But when you talk about ‘what could another administration do,’ to take a wild, hypothetical example totally off the top of my head: what if Joe Biden sent the Federal Bureau of Investigation to start arresting his political opponents?” Drawing on his political philosophy, Vance said: “I want every conservative to remember—It’s an important part of my entire political philosophy—we cannot be afraid to do something because the left might do it in the future.

The left is already going to do it, regardless of whether we do it.”The fan pointed out what he called a “disturbing” trend of using the military for law enforcement inside the country. The National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, alone is said to cost about 1 million dollars a day. A recent Gallup poll also showed that most Americans — around 60 per cent — are against sending troops into cities to control crime, while 39 per cent support the idea. Vance’s appearance at the event came alongside Erika Kirk, widow of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It was the first major Turning Point USA tour stop since Kirk’s assassination earlier in September.